# Syntropic Labs

> Memory support technology for people living with dementia or mild cognitive
> impairment (MCI), and for the families supporting them.

Syntropic Labs builds an ambient in-home system, and wearables to follow, that
passively capture a person's day and use on-device AI to help them recall it —
where they left their keys, whether they took their medication, what happened
that afternoon. Processing is designed around privacy: the system is built to
keep the memory, not the recording. Strictly memory support — no claim to
treat, cure, or slow dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or cognitive impairment.
Nothing here is medical advice.

- Site: https://syntropiclabs.ai/
- Founder: Spiro Khoury — spiro@syntropiclabs.ai
- Areas served: Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

## Products

- [Products](https://syntropiclabs.ai/products): The Ambient Home System —
  discreet in-home sensors plus on-device intelligence that helps someone
  experiencing cognitive impairment stay independent at home. Available now.
  There is no online checkout and no list price: every home is laid out
  differently, so the system is scoped and priced per home after a
  consultation, which is booked as a call.

- [Wearables](https://syntropiclabs.ai/wearables): The Glasses, The Pendant
  and The Clip — camera wearables that carry the same intelligence outside
  the home. In development, not for sale, no pricing announced. Interest is
  registered through the waitlist.

## Research

- [Research](https://syntropiclabs.ai/research): Two peer-reviewed studies
  underpinning the approach — "MemPal: Leveraging Multimodal AI and LLMs for
  Voice-Activated Object Retrieval in Homes of Older Adults" (Maniar et al.,
  IUI '25, MIT Media Lab, DOI 10.1145/3708359.3712151), and "It is not only
  memory: effects of SenseCam on improving well-being in patients with mild
  Alzheimer disease" (International Psychogeriatrics, 2017, DOI
  10.1017/S104161021600243X).

MemPal (2025): fifteen older adults used a wearable camera paired with a
multimodal LLM in their own homes. Participants located objects more
successfully with the assistant than without it. Small study; measured object
retrieval, not a clinical outcome.

SenseCam (2017): fifty-one people with mild Alzheimer's were randomised
across three arms. Reviewing passively captured images reduced depressive
symptoms and improved everyday functional capacity versus a written diary.
Quality-of-life scores did not shift; gains had faded by six-month follow-up.

## Guides

Practical notes for families and carers, written by Spiro Khoury. Same
disclaimer as the rest of the site: strictly memory support, not medical
advice.

- [Guides index](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides)
- [Assistive technology for dementia](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides/assistive-technology-for-dementia):
  Four categories — reminders, safety/location, passive memory capture, and
  communication aids. Match the tool to the specific problem, not the gadget.
- [Helping someone who forgets where things are](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides/helping-someone-who-forgets-where-things-are):
  Fixed homes for objects, fewer plausible hiding places, distinctive
  keyrings or tracker tags, then passive capture for things that move
  unpredictably (glasses).
- [Memory aids for mild cognitive impairment](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides/memory-aids-for-mild-cognitive-impairment):
  MCI is a better fit for lower-friction aids someone can still learn and
  adopt. None of them change the course of MCI.
- [Wearable cameras and memory loss](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides/wearable-cameras-and-memory-loss):
  What MemPal and SenseCam actually found, including limits.
- [On-device AI and dementia privacy](https://syntropiclabs.ai/guides/on-device-ai-and-dementia-privacy):
  Why processing should happen on the device. Syntropic Labs processes video
  and photos in real time and does not retain them long term; raw recordings
  are not sent to the cloud.

## Common questions

**What does Syntropic Labs make?**
An ambient home system of discreet sensors and on-device intelligence that
helps people with cognitive impairment stay independent at home. Wearable
cameras (glasses, pendant, clip) are in development and not for sale.

**How do you get the Ambient Home System?**
Book a consultation. There is no online checkout and no list price; the
system is scoped and priced per home.

**Who is it for?**
People experiencing cognitive impairment who have started losing track of
everyday things, and the families supporting them.

**Does it treat dementia or Alzheimer's?**
No. Strictly memory support. No claim to treat, cure, or slow dementia,
Alzheimer's disease, or cognitive impairment.

**Do you store videos and photos?**
No. Video and photos are processed in real time and are not retained long
term. The system is built to keep the memory, not the recording.

**Where does processing happen?**
As much as possible locally in the home. Raw data is not sent to the cloud.

## Policies

- [Privacy](https://syntropiclabs.ai/privacy)
- [Terms](https://syntropiclabs.ai/terms)