Red-dot sights
A red-dot sight gives you a clear reticle without projecting an aiming laser toward the target. It supports fast, target-focused aiming—but your eye still needs a view through the sight.
Aim faster.
From more angles.
RedEye displays an aiming reticle in your natural field of view through augmented reality (AR) glasses. The reticle follows where your firearm is pointing, so you can react and aim without lining your eye up behind its sights—and without projecting a visible or infrared aiming laser.
Live-fire prototypeTwo issued US patents
As seen onMilitary.comStartup Wants to Let Shooters Aim Without Looking Through a SightRead the coverage →Two issued U.S. patentsLive-Fire Prototype ValidatedNo visible or infrared aiming laserAiming without GPSCompatible with multiple firearm typesFAU Venture Class 14Gold Coast Tech AcceleratorReticle displayed in AR glassesNetworked Sensing ReadyTwo issued U.S. patentsLive-Fire Prototype ValidatedNo visible or infrared aiming laserAiming without GPSCompatible with multiple firearm typesFAU Venture Class 14Gold Coast Tech AcceleratorReticle displayed in AR glassesNetworked Sensing Ready
The Problem
Seeing the target isn't enough.
You can have a clear view of a target without being able to see through the firearm's sight. Cover and confined spaces can make eye-to-sight alignment difficult, even when the firearm can be pointed toward the target.
Aiming lasers
A laser lets you aim without looking through a sight. But you need to see its spot on the target or background, and visible or infrared laser light is projected into the scene. Spot visibility depends on lighting, distance, and the surface it reaches.
Scenario imagery—not RedEye demonstrations.
How It Works
How the reticle follows your firearm.
The reticle is not simply a dot fixed at the center of the glasses. Its position changes with the firearm's direction relative to your view. You can see where the firearm is pointing without first bringing its sight into alignment with your eye.
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Sense
An orientation sensor on the firearm and another in the glasses measure how each is oriented.
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Calculate
RedEye compares those measurements to determine the firearm's direction relative to the glasses.
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Display
The reticle's position updates as the firearm or your head moves, showing the firearm's direction in your view.
In the Field
Aim without bringing your eye to the sight.
Cover can leave you a clear view of the target but little room to align your eye with the firearm's sight. RedEye shows where the firearm is pointing in your glasses, so aiming does not depend on bringing that sight into view.
Re-presenting from cover
You do not have to move your head behind the firearm's sight just to see the reticle. That gives you more choice in head position as you return to aim.
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Applications
Heads-up aiming, without an aiming laser.
An aiming laser gives you freedom from the sight window. RedEye provides that flexibility with a reticle in your glasses instead of a spot projected onto the target.
Close quarters
Confined interiors can restrict the position needed to look through a weapon-mounted sight.
RedEye lets you aim while keeping your head positioned to see the target and surroundings, rather than bringing the sight to your eye.
Steep angles
When aiming sharply upward or downward, seeing the target and getting behind the sight can require different head positions.
RedEye's reticle follows the firearm's direction in your glasses, rather than requiring your eye to follow the sight's angle.
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Low light
An aiming laser can make heads-up aiming easier in low light, but it also projects visible or infrared light into the scene.
RedEye displays the reticle in the glasses instead, preserving aiming flexibility without projecting an aiming laser.
Counter-drone applications
Keeping a small aerial target in view and keeping your eye behind the firearm's sight are separate demands.
RedEye is designed to show the firearm's direction in your view of the sky, without requiring a view through the weapon-mounted sight.
Meet RedEye
RedEye AR aiming glasses.
RedEye combines AR glasses with a rail-mounted firearm sensor. Together, they display the firearm's direction in your field of view, without requiring you to look through the firearm's sight. Intended users include civilian firearm owners, law enforcement, and military ground forces.
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In the Press
Selected media coverage.
Patents and Technology
Patented technology.
Future Optek has two issued U.S. patents addressing AR aiming and networked sensing. The records below provide their descriptions and issued claims.
US 11,922,586 B1 · Issued March 5, 2024
Firearm Sight Improvements Using OLED or LCoS Arrays
This patent describes using sensor information from the firearm and glasses to position an aiming reticle in the wearer's view. The reticle is displayed separately from the firearm, allowing the wearer to see it without looking through a weapon-mounted sight.
- Aiming display separate from the firearm's sight
- Reticle alignment through system calibration
- Reticle positioned using sensor information from the firearm and glasses
- Pistol and long-gun configurations described in the patent
US 12,380,657 B1 · Issued August 5, 2025
Advanced networking, detection, and data visualization techniques in multiple networked devices
This patent describes bringing information from connected glasses, drones, and other sensor-equipped devices into a shared mixed-reality view. It also describes modular headset components and coordinated drone scanning and mapping, extending the concept beyond an individual aiming display.
- Shared information from connected users, drones, and sensors
- Modular headset components for sensors, radios, and onboard processing
- Coordinated drone scanning and 3D mapping
- Potential applications in defense, public safety, and robotics
Milestones
Testing and recognition.
The RedEye prototype has been demonstrated in an operational environment. Future Optek has two issued U.S. patents and coverage from defense and technology publications.
Featured by Military.com, Refresh Miami and NextGen Defense
Two issued U.S. patents addressing AR aiming and networked sensing
TRL-7 prototype — demonstrated in an operational environment
Winner, Pre-MVP Track — 2025 Venture Pitch Competition, The Runway at Florida Atlantic.
Participant, inaugural Dual-Use and Defense Tech cohort — Gold Coast Tech Accelerator.
Our Story
From an idea to a live-fire prototype.
Matthew Pohl — Founder & CEO
As featured on Military.com →The idea started on a beach in the Florida Keys. Matthew Pohl had been reading about transparent AR displays and wondered whether glasses could show an aiming reticle that followed where a firearm was pointing.
Developing that idea into a fielded system has taken engineers working on inertial sensing, optics, and embedded software, alongside test partners, instructors, and advisors who have tested the prototype in live fire. Their work has led to two issued U.S. patents and a prototype validated in the field.
"We really succeeded in designing this in a way that makes sense for a soldier's situational awareness — prioritising what they should be focusing on."
Get in Touch
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Matthew Pohl
Email
info@futureoptek.com
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Future Optek
Patent 1
US 11,922,586 B1
Patent 2
US 12,380,657 B1
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Live-Fire Prototype Video
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