Falling Head Over Heels                                           Jan. 26

For our visit to AutoAdapt this morning, a bus was sent to our hostel to pick us up. AutoAdapt is the company that is related to Bruno which is located in Milwaukee. We met with Anna Karin who is in Human Resources and with Holkin who is the CEO of the company. They are not focused on the end result which allows them to have really good control in what they are doing. Instead they are more focused on the quality and the process of the product. There are no employees who are trained for one specific job. Every so often the employees switch up their jobs so that they they don't get bored doing the same thing every single day and it also limits the number of injuries. Their mission is to be a global leading provider of safe vehicle adaptation solutions for persons with reduced or limited mobility. AutoAdapt gives people with disabilities and limited mobility an increased independence.

Me and Lindsay

Our final company visit was to Smarteye where we met with Magnus who is the head of sales. Smarteye is a 3D eye tracking system for professionals. Their vision is to supply the most innovative eye tracking systems for automotives. They are working on remote eye tracking technologies that are non intrusive. Smarteyes products are sold to automotive, aviation, neuroscience, and usability. All of their products have an automatic tracking feature to make it easier. The cameras used in their products are able to measure gaze direction, pupil dilation, eyelid opening, the speed of it opening and closing And more. Their products can help aid in behavioral science, control rooms, marketing designs, and psychology. 
For dinner we were all on our own, so some of us decided to go to the little Italian place we went to on the very first night here. It was really good to go back there and take it all in after being here for two weeks. With more free time to kill, we decided to walk around a little and buy some quick gifts to bring home with us. 

Daily Reflections:

• people assume we are Swedish when we travel in smaller packs, so we must fit in somewhat
• Smarteye is a very intriguing company that has a lot of new technology to help us move into the future
• Swedes drink a ton of coffee, all the time