| Program
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Passed Gate
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Status
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Notes
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| Project Sensor Web
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Cindy/Jean
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Gate 0
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On Target
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- Bulleted list item
- Bulleted list item
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| Project_Haiku (taking in Project Smart Display)
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Liz/Joe/Mahe
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Gate 0
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On Target
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- Bulleted list item
- Bulleted list item
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| Platform & Tools
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Sandip/Nicole/Mahe
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N/A
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On Target
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Defining the platform story at a more granular level:
- Studying gaps in other IOT platform offerings in market and defining our differentiation aspects. (openness/inter-op, security, data management practices etc)
- Evaluating use cases (devices, services) to prioritize for platform those focus areas are key.
- List the architecture blocks we need for these use cases. Some will be extracted from track 1 products. Others will be built into platform for completeness & for others to build products on.
Components
- Current list includes OTA framework, security policies, voice enablement. DevKit will be used to support developers with tools/utilities/APIs around these.
Technology
Weekly Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yo1AtuozukgfkZwzO745LdEsB1fdZrEWoIYr8F9eydo/edit#heading=h.qgtmzupjdx35
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| Platform - DeepSpeech
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Sandip/Nicole
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N/A
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On Target
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- Currently testing how accurately our deep speech algorithm is
- We are doing this by feeding a sentence to our algorithm and seeing if it can produce the same output as the input
- Benchmarked the GPU and CPU (https://github.com/lissyx/DeepSpeech/tree/issue37/benchmarks#what-runs-where)
- Findings showed that we should be optimizing work on the GPU to have the fastest training period (want to get training down to a day)
- Loading the TED-LIUM corpus (recordings of TED talks) into Deep Speech so we can start training with that corpus
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| Abigail
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Preeti/Julie
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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There will be three components:
- Device
- starts listening when tapped
- streams voice reminder requests to voice server
- speaks voice reminder confirmations
- setup
- Voice Server
- based on Vaani server
- will handle the STT (using google)
- will incorporate the existing cue intent parser
- Will use the existing cue server to create reminders
- Will do the TTS (using google), sending the result to the client
- Existing Cue Server
- will be used as it currently is (with some functionality being added)
Prototype Testing
- Discussions held on hardware components for the prototype and marketing strategy
- Use cases were reviewed and prioritized. Decision was made to focus the prototype testing on reminder functionality.
- Video will be developed that describes the overall purpose and functionality of Abigail to get consumer feedback.
- High level schedule
- Prototype development during the month of October
- Testing in homes in early November
- Synthesis of study/testing data in late November
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| Project Magnet
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David/Maria
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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Vision
- Democratize story telling so people never miss the stories nearby that matter to them
Why?
- Deploying digital content into physical spaces requires excessive time, money and expertise.
- Today nearby content is siloed, requiring a different app for each experience. A single open platform is more convenient for users and accessible to all content owners.
For whom?
- An easy and affordable way for any storyteller to deploy content to physical locations for others to discover.
- A single immersive experience for curious and inquisitive learners to discover the hidden stories behind their surroundings, wherever they happen to be.
Team's focused on:
- Gate 0 pitch scheduled 12th October
- Working week in MTV next week to work on the deck, will be circulated this week
- Creating the stories / user journey
- Breaking down the tasks so the engineering work can start next Monday
  
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| HomeWeb
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Ben/Mahe
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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Status
Finalising product definition this week, gate 0 pitch deck will be sent out tomorrow in advance of pitch on Wednesday 12th October.
Vision
An affordable home monitoring system which gives users peace of mind without compromising on their privacy or locking them into a single provider.
Strategy
Create an initial limited run product to prove the end user value of a self-installed and self-hosted home monitoring system. Then look to partner with ISPs to scale the product worldwide.
Problem Hypothesis
We believe that early technology adopters have a desire to monitor their home over the Internet so that they can have peace of mind that their home, family, pets and belongings are safe.
Solution Hypothesis
We believe that for early adopters who are currently using analog or cloud-based home monitoring solutions with a recurring subscription, if we create a simple web based system hosted in the home itself we can provide a more private, secure, cost-effective and future-proof alternative.
Product
Home monitoring system
- Access securely from any device using the web, no OS-specific apps or cloud services required
- All private data stays in your home by default
- A future-proof system you can expand over time using sensors from multiple manufacturers
- No recurring subscription costs
Key use cases
- Securely view live video footage of your home directly over the web
- Sound an alarm if motion is detected or a door is opened while you’re away
- Receive notifications on your smartphone when activity is detected
- Play back recorded video clips of activity inside your home
- View logs of door entry and occupancy over time
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| GameON!
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Candice/Julie
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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Product Definition
- Use case refinement in progress. Narrowing down use cases into what we can prototype. Working on what we can demo at the Gate 0 Pitch presentation and also on what should be tested if it passes gate 0.
- Focus on product differentiation and tech enhancement opportunties. Many, many possibilities so team is trying to keep scope narrow but adaptable
Engineering
- Continued evaluation of different types of technology - capacitive, magnetic, and LED and sound augmentation
- Have developed early prototypes of tech enhanced spinner and dice
- Converging on things to work on and build for Hawaii pilot testing
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| Lighthouse
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Preeti/Julie
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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- This week Project Lighthouse passed Gate 0
- The team is proceeding with testing hypotheses that 1) people who are blind would trust and actually use new object identification technology to increase their independence and 2) it's technically feasible to build an accurate image recognition solution with voice identification.
- There are two key problems that the team needs to solve: Image acquisition and image matching
- Difficulty in getting a good image
- Difficulty in separating the image from the background
- Can a portable solution that's easy to use be developed
- Can a reference image be matched to a new image taken of an object to identify it successfully
- Team will spend a week on feasibility testing for a solution that could be more mobile (enable use outside the home) but will move on to a simpler but less flexible solution (home based) as a backup plan for the prototype
- Goal is to complete hypothesis and prototype testing by end of November
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| PocketID
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Francisco
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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- Bulleted list item
- Bulleted list item
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| 3D Printing
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Thomas
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Pre Gate 0
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On Target
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- Bulleted list item
- Bulleted list item
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| Participation Update
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Michael/Brian
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On Target
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- (Read Only) 4 Volunteers accepted for Hawaii.
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| Market Developments Update
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Irina
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- Bulleted list item
- Bulleted list item
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