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Augmodo Unveils Wearable Owl Mini and Owl Pro: Shrinking Physical AI Into Smallest, Smartest Smartbadge™ Ever Built

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Six hardware generations developed in 24 months, shaped by workers who wear it. Augmodo is making jobs easier with smarter, lighter Smartbadge™: Physical AI moving at software speed

SEATTLE, September 16, 2026--Augmodo, which builds physical AI assistants for the physical workforce, today unveiled the Owl Mini and Owl Pro: the sixth generation of its Smartbadge™ in just two years, and the smallest, most capable spatial hardware the company has built to date, which will roll out to customers in early 2027. Both devices trace back to one source: hundreds of hours of associate feedback on what to cut, keep, and build next.

The feedback was split in two directions - some associates wanted the badge to be as light and small as possible, while others wanted it to do more: feature display, communication and security all in one device. Augmodo built both to further its mission to enhance the physical workforce through intelligent automation and spatial AI.

The Owl Mini is the lightest device Augmodo has ever built. At 120 grams, barely bigger than a wireless earbud case, it packs a patent pending triple-camera spatial vision system, full-shift battery life, and panic button. Owl Mini begins rolling out to customers in Q1 2027.

The Owl Pro is built for facility-wide operations. An always-readable e-ink display, built-in walkie-talkie communication, and beyond a full day of battery life turn the badge into a single operational hub, covering inventory visibility, AI assistance, communication, and security in one wearable. Owl Pro follows in Q2 2027.

"We started with a bulky, Wi-Fi-only camera that lasted barely three hours. Six generations later, the Owl Mini is the size of an AirPod case, with triple the cameras and triple the battery life," said Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo. "Iterating hardware alongside the people wearing it every day allows us to innovate faster, scale seamlessly, and make a real-world impact for frontline workers."

The Owl Mini: Uncompromised Power in a Tiny Footprint

The Owl Mini proves enterprise-grade Physical AI doesn't require heavy equipment. Built for seamless daily wear, key capabilities include:

  • Triple-Camera Spatial Vision System: Dual 4K fisheye cameras paired with a wake sensor to gate capturing only shelves.

  • Full-Shift Endurance: 8-10+ hours of continuous use, three times longer than Augmodo's earliest pilots.

  • On-Device Awareness & Connectivity: Built-in buzzer and push-to-talk mic, powered by Wi-Fi 6 and on-device NPU processing. The mic is active only while the associate is holding the button – no ambient audio is captured, stored, or transmitted.

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