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After losing his voice to cancer, this founder is building ‘glasses for voice’

Uhura Bionics, a startup featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 200, is developing wearable glasses that restore voice to people who have lost it due to cancer or other conditions. The startup aims to differentiate from existing flat robotics voice devices by incorporating emotional expression into synthesized speech.

Background

Uhura Bionics was showcased at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 as part of the Startup Battlefield competition. The founder personally lost his voice to cancer, driving the company's mission to create more natural, emotionally expressive speech restoration technology.

Source
TechCrunch
Published
Sep 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Score
5.0 / 10