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The second nervous system for Physical AI

Ixana builds silicon that connects sensing, compute, and action across a person, robot, or machine using localized electric fields.

Woman wearing smart glasses, a wearable sensor, a watch, and a pocket compute device.
  • SEE / HEARSmart glasses
  • SENSEBiosensor patch
  • INTERACTWatch
  • COMPUTEPocket hub
Shipping silicon
5 Mbit/s
Lower energy per bit
38×
Communication energy
~0.2 nJ/bit
Starting to sample
20 Mbit/s

The connection problem

AI is leaving the screen

Different signals need different sensing locations. Compute does not have to sit beside every sensor.

  • VisionAt the glasses
  • SensingAt the sensor
  • InteractionAt the watch
  • ComputeWhere it fits best

People coordinate through nerves. Robots and machines use wiring and control buses.

Physical AI needs that coordination without the data cables.

A human nervous system beside a left-facing robot's wiring and control bus: distributed sensing coordinated within each system.
BiologyNerves coordinate sensing and actionMachine controlWiring and control buses coordinate the machine

The next wave of AI

AI is leaving the screen

Physical AI must sense and respond continuously.

Sensing is distributed

Sensors belong where the signals are. Compute can sit elsewhere.

  • Vision At the glasses
  • Sensing At the sensor
  • Interaction At the watch
  • Compute Where it fits best

Those parts still need to work as one system.

Woman wearing smart glasses, a wearable sensor, a watch, and a pocket compute device.

Biology uses nerves Machines use wiring

Physical AI needs that coordination
without the data cables

Illustrative human nervous system linking the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral sensing locations.
BIOLOGY
Robotic arm with joint and gripper sensing connected by an illustrated internal wiring path.
MACHINE CONTROL

Introducing Wi-R

A wireless wire

Wi-R uses localized electric fields to carry data across a wearable system and across short gaps between nearby devices.

Conventional radioWi-R
The same person wearing glasses, a wearable sensor, a watch, and a pocket hub: conventional radio spreads through surrounding space; Wi-R stays close to the physical system. Illustrative communication envelopes.
Through surrounding spaceAlong the physical system

Illustrative communication envelopes. Wi-R requires integration at participating endpoints.

About this illustration

Field placement and coupling depend on the application. These illustrations are not measured field maps.

Smart-glasses video streaming demonstration

SEE Wi-R WORK

Continuous sensing, nearby compute

Watch a smart-glasses camera stream continuously to nearby compute over Wi‑R.

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Shipping silicon

Proven in silicon

Ixana YR23 packaged Wi-R silicon.

Shipping for integration

5 Mbit/s

Wi-R in a QFN package

38×

Lower energy per bit than Bluetooth LE 2M

20 Mbit/sStarting to sample

Proven in silicon

Shipping silicon
makes
continuous
local data practical

5 Mbit/s Wi-R is shipping in QFN for customer integration. 20 Mbit/s silicon is starting to sample.

Ixana YR23 packaged Wi-R silicon.

  • 5 Mbit/s

    Shipping silicon

    Shipping for integration

    Packaged Wi-R silicon shown

  • 38×

    Lower energy per bit than BLE 2M

    Measured silicon

    About 0.2 nJ/bit, full-chip active TX/RX average at 5 Mbit/s.

  • 20 Mbit/s

    Sampling silicon

    Starting to sample

    XA-NFE3001 near-field electric communication tier

What it enables

Not just longer battery life New products

All-day

MEASURED SYSTEM

Continuous video in a smart-glasses prototype

Move heavier compute out of the glasses while keeping sensing where it belongs.

480p · 15 fps · monochrome · prototype. Measured prototype result, not a specification for every implementation.

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Enabled applications

Illustrative applications. Integration and system performance depend on the product architecture.

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WHEN CONNECTIVITY STOPS DICTATING THE DESIGN

Not just longer battery life New products

Put sensing and compute where each works best.

Woman wearing smart glasses, a wearable sensor, a watch, and a pocket compute device.

WEARABLE AI

Glasses that can keep seeing

Keep the camera in the glasses and move heavier compute to a pocket device.

continuous smart-glasses videoMEASURED SYSTEM480p · 15 fps · monochrome · prototype
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Enabled applications

Wearable biosensor connected illustratively to a nearby pocket compute device.

BIOSENSING

Biosensors for continuous wear

Keep sensors small and send data to nearby compute.

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Black robotic arm with localized endpoint markers at its joints and gripper.

ROBOTICS & MACHINES

Joints built for motion

Reduce data-cable routing through moving joints.

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Illustrative mission-critical wearable system showing a local compute module, display, and sensing endpoint.

MISSION-CRITICAL SYSTEMS

More connected gear, not more radios

Connect worn sensors, displays, and compute within one local system.

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The node multiplier

Many endpoints One physical system

The connection repeats at each participating sensor, compute, or control endpoint.

Woman wearing smart glasses, a wearable biosensor, and a watch, with a pocket compute device.

Personal systems

Wearable sensing + local compute

Black articulated robotic arm with highlighted joint and gripper endpoint positions.

Robotic systems

Joint sensing + local control

Illustrative architectures; they do not represent measured deployments or prescribe a node count.

Start inside one product Integrate Wi-R at each participating endpoint.

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THE NODE MULTIPLIER

Many endpoints One physical system

Wi-Fi multiplied the number of connected devices per home. Wi-R is built to multiply sensing, compute, and control endpoints inside each physical system.

Instead of making every endpoint a complete standalone device, product teams can distribute functions across one coordinated system.

See how Wi-R connects a system
Woman wearing smart glasses, a wearable biosensor, and a watch, with a pocket compute device.

PERSON

Wearable sensing + local compute

Black articulated robotic arm with highlighted joint and gripper endpoint positions.

ROBOT

Joint sensing + tactile intelligence + local control

Start inside one product Integrate Wi-R into each participating endpoint.

See how Wi-R connects a system

External evidence

Evidence beyond the lab

Independent hands-on · 7 January 2026

“Of all the things I saw in my scattered time at CES this year, it might be Wi-R that I think about the most.”

Scott Stein · CNET

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External validation

Evidence beyond the lab

01

Public partner announcement · 7 May 2024

OTTO Engineering

Strategic alliance to integrate Wi-R into tactical audio, radios, and control interfaces.

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02

Government program record

U.S. Air Force · DoD

Public U.S. Air Force Phase II award and a Department of Defense Other Transaction Agreement for Tactical Augmented Reality.

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03

Scientific foundation

Peer-reviewed research

Published work spanning E-field channel physics, signal confinement, and communication silicon.

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Independent hands-on · 7 January 2026

Scott Stein · CNET
“Of all the things I saw in my scattered time at CES this year, it might be Wi-R that I think about the most.”
Read CNET coverage

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