Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)
[commercial]wearable · food-service · 1 deployments in catalog
Verified: Brilliant Labs (founded 2019, Hong Kong; founder Bobak Tavangar, ex-Apple; co-founders Raj Nakarja, Benjamin Heald; Singapore ops; ~$6M raised, angels incl. Brendan Iribe, Adam Cheyer, Eric Migicovsky, Nirav Patel) makes open-source AI glasses: the Frame (shipping since early 2024, developer/tinkerer-oriented) and the consumer-oriented Halo (announced Jul 2025). The open-source hardware/software stack is the distinctive, verifiable differentiator., AI-substance: moderate: Noa is a real multimodal assistant (vision + voice + memory), not pure veneer; the Liquid AI partnership points to genuine on-device vision-language inference on Halo. But on Frame the AI is mostly cloud API routing, and Halo's on-device inference + 'decades-long memory' are announced, not independently benchmarked., Maturity / cap-flag: maturity=commercial: Frame has been on sale and reviewed since 2024 (a genuinely commercial dev product). Halo was at pre-order with a Q4 2025 target; on-device Liquid AI performance and delivered-unit confirmation are claimed-but-not-verified.
Manufacturer
Brilliant LabsForm Factor
wearable
Lifecycle
commercial
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
1
Target Price
$349 (actual sale price)
- COMMERCIAL
Description
Brilliant Labs (founded 2019 in Hong Kong by Bobak Tavangar, formerly of Apple, with co-founders Raj Nakarja and Benjamin Heald, and operations in Singapore; about $6M raised from angels including Brendan Iribe, Adam Cheyer, Eric Migicovsky, and Nirav Patel) makes open-source AI smart glasses. Its first product, the Frame, has been on sale since early 2024 as a 39-gram developer-oriented device with a microOLED prism display, a nose-bridge camera, and the Noa multimodal assistant that routes to cloud models; its newer consumer-oriented Halo, announced July 31, 2025, is a roughly 40-gram all-day design with a color microOLED peripheral display, camera, microphone, bone-conduction speakers, Noa with long-term Narrative memory and a Vibe Mode for building apps in natural language, and a licensed Liquid AI vision-language model, offered at pre-order for $299. Both are open-source, with design files and code on GitHub, which is the company's most distinctive and verifiable differentiator. This entity sits in the wearable form factor as a deliberate axis-extension to AI-hardware devices rather than acting robots. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of the shipping, widely reviewed Frame, while noting that Halo's on-device Liquid AI inference performance and confirmation of delivered units are claimed but not independently verified.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://brilliant.xyz/
- maturity
- commercial
- lifecycle
- active
- manufacturer
- Brilliant Labs
- deployments count
- 1
- Maturity stage
- commercial
- Specs
- Frame (Jan 2024): 39g, microOLED prism 640x400, nose-bridge camera, no speakers (BT earbuds), Noa assistant via cloud (Perplexity/OpenAI/Whisper), open SDK (Lua on-device + Python/Flutter). Halo (announced Jul 31 2025): ~40g, ~14hr, color microOLED peripheral, camera + mic + bone-conduction speakers, Noa with Narrative memory + Vibe Mode, licenses Liquid AI LFM2-VL-450M; pre-order $299/$349, Q4 2025 target. Both open-source (GitHub).
- Form Factor
- wearable (open-source AI smart glasses with display + camera + multimodal voice assistant)
- Weight
- 39 g (Frame), ~40 g (Halo)
- Price
- $299 pre-order (Halo)
- Runtime
- ~14 hr (Halo)
- Display
- microOLED prism 640x400 (Frame); color microOLED peripheral (Halo)
- Production target
- Q4 2025 (Halo)
Availability and pricing
- price
- $349 (actual sale price) · as of 2026-06-17
- lead time
- Not disclosed
- sales model
- Not disclosed
- availability
- Shipping now
- units in field
- Not disclosed
- pricing Model
- Not disclosed
Safety record
No incidents on record for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
FAQ
What is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)?
Brilliant Labs (founded 2019 in Hong Kong by Bobak Tavangar, formerly of Apple, with co-founders Raj Nakarja and Benjamin Heald, and operations in Singapore; about $6M raised from angels including Brendan Iribe, Adam Cheyer, Eric Migicovsky, and Nirav Patel) makes open-source AI smart glasses. Its first product, the Frame, has been on sale since early 2024 as a 39-gram developer-oriented device with a microOLED prism display, a nose-bridge camera, and the Noa multimodal assistant that routes to cloud models; its newer consumer-oriented Halo, announced July 31, 2025, is a roughly 40-gram all-day design with a color microOLED peripheral display, camera, microphone, bone-conduction speakers, Noa with long-term Narrative memory and a Vibe Mode for building apps in natural language, and a licensed Liquid AI vision-language model, offered at pre-order for $299. Both are open-source, with design files and code on GitHub, which is the company's most distinctive and verifiable differentiator. This entity sits in the wearable form factor as a deliberate axis-extension to AI-hardware devices rather than acting robots. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of the shipping, widely reviewed Frame, while noting that Halo's on-device Liquid AI inference performance and confirmation of delivered units are claimed but not independently verified.
How much does Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) cost?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is listed at $349 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
Is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is made by Brilliant Labs, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2019.
Where is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) deployed?
1 verified deployment of Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global.
Can you buy Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
What are alternatives to Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable wearable robots to Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) include Synchron Stentrode, Bee AI Wearable, Bee Pioneer, Esper Hand.
How does Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) compare to Synchron Stentrode?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and Synchron Stentrode (Synchron · 5 deployments) are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) a top wearable?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) ranks in roughly the top 66% of wearable models tracked by the registry.
What is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)'s maturity stage?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) safe?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.