--- title: Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All | daily.dev description: Augmental's Mouthpad, a tongue-computer interface resembling a retainer with a touch-sensitive palate area, barometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope, became... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All | daily.dev og:description: Augmental's Mouthpad, a tongue-computer interface resembling a retainer with a touch-sensitive palate area, barometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope, became... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/j6oH3Ejry.png og:image:alt: Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All **[IEEE Spectrum](https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Augmental's Mouthpad, a tongue-computer interface resembling a retainer with a touch-sensitive palate area, barometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope, became commercially available in July for $1,400. Designed initially around feedback from people with disabilities like quadriplegia, it connects via Bluetooth to any device that accepts a Bluetooth mouse, letting users control cursors with head movement and click with tongue presses. Augmental also launched Vox, a low-volume-speech necklace microphone meant to pair with Mouthpad as a keyboard-like input, with a long-term goal of fully silent speech interfaces. Other researchers, including teams at University of Illinois Chicago and Aalborg University (creators of the EU-available iTongue), are pursuing similar tongue-tracking assistive interfaces. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the Mouthpad and how does it let people control a computer without hands? Mouthpad is a tongue-computer interface shaped like a retainer, made by Augmental, that lets users control devices hands-free via Bluetooth. It combines a touch-sensitive area on the roof of the mouth, a barometer for sip and tongue-press gestures, and an accelerometer and gyroscope that track head movement, connecting to any device that accepts a Bluetooth mouse. _Developers building accessible interfaces can follow assistive tech hardware advances like this on daily.dev._ ### How much does the Augmental Mouthpad cost and is it covered by insurance? A single Mouthpad costs $1,400, plus additional fees for a dental fitting, and it is not covered by medical insurance since it is not sold as a medical device. Some users may still qualify for reimbursement through vocational rehabilitation programs, according to one reviewer's findings. _Anyone weighing assistive tech investments can track pricing and product details on daily.dev._ ### What is Vox and how does it relate to Augmental's Mouthpad? Vox is a necklace microphone device from Augmental, launched alongside Mouthpad, designed to understand low-volume speech; the company describes it as the keyboard to Mouthpad's mouse. A long-term goal is a fully silent speech interface that would not require users to speak audibly at all, even in a whisper. _Those exploring hands-free input options can keep up with releases like Vox on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Augmental MouthPad is a tongue-controlled touchpad/trackpad](https://daily.dev/posts/augmental-mouthpad-is-a-tongue-controlled-touchpad-trackpad-i3aldbo5y) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Speak Silently With An Ultrasound Probe](https://daily.dev/posts/speak-silently-with-an-ultrasound-probe-0ljfgetz8) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Silent speech with ultrasound — Aleph](https://daily.dev/posts/silent-speech-with-ultrasound-aleph-3eycxv6z2) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [LIPS Is An Open Source Sip-And-Puff Interface](https://daily.dev/posts/lips-is-an-open-source-sip-and-puff-interface-xmguue1v4) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility), [#bluetooth](https://daily.dev/tags/bluetooth), [#wearable](https://daily.dev/tags/wearable), [#human-computer-interaction](https://daily.dev/tags/human-computer-interaction) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T11:04:14.078Z","dateModified":"2026-08-13T11:04:40.488Z","description":"Augmental's Mouthpad, a tongue-computer interface resembling a retainer with a touch-sensitive palate area, barometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope, became...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3b4959f4f9d3e4259730911962a2d2d7?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3b4959f4f9d3e4259730911962a2d2d7?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"IEEE Spectrum","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"IEEE Spectrum","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/b123f5e8420e492ab36f6adb30c1793a","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"accessibility,bluetooth,wearable,human-computer-interaction","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IEEE Spectrum","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mouthpad Brings Custom In-Mouth Control to All"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mouthpad-brings-custom-in-mouth-control-to-all-j6oh3ejry#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the Mouthpad and how does it let people control a computer without hands?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Mouthpad is a tongue-computer interface shaped like a retainer, made by Augmental, that lets users control devices hands-free via Bluetooth. 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