This small connected accessory that fits onto a regular white cane can help blind and visually impaired people move around more safely. This accessory detects all nearby obstacles, including those at head height, which generally go undetected with a standard white cane.
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Visually impaired players can now play badminton using drone
Led by assistant professor yoichi ochiai, a team of students from the university of tsukuba in japan, have formed the digital nature group to develop technological solutions that bring humans and machines closer together.
Barilla partners with Be My Eyes to share Pasta Knowledge across the U.S
Barilla, a leading pasta producer has announced a new partnership with Be My Eyes, an innovative app that provides real-time video assistance for individuals who are blind and visually impaired.
Greek students develop wearable orientation system to help visually impaired swimmers
A wearable assistance system for blind or partially sighted swimmers has been developed by a group of students, as part of the 7th Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of Junior Achievement Greece (JA Greece).
IBM unveils app to help visually impaired users maintain distance in lines
IBM unveils app to help visually impaired users maintain distance in lines
Guide dog on wheels detects obstacles and traffic light signals
Singapore Nanyang Polytechnic students develop a prototype robot dog for the visually impaired that reads out directions and even “barks.
This New AI technology could help visually impaired people navigate independently
Founder Maithreya Chakravarthula, Kaleem Khan and his team have developed an AI-powered mobile app to help people with visual impairments.
How to set up braille keyboard on an Android phone
How to set up braille keyboard on an Android phone
Tactile indicators, can help visually impaired people navigate
Public spaces can be especially difficult for people with vision impairment to navigate safely as they are unfamiliar with the obstacles that may be present in their path. A promising strategy that was first implemented in Japan and then replicated throughout the world is called tactile paving. Inspired by Braille, the reading system of the blind, tactile paving essentially consists of placing textured tiles to form a guiding path that can be felt through the sole or with a cane.
Mojo Vision develops apps for Augmented Reality Contact Lens
Last year, startup Mojo Vision unveiled an early prototype of a contact lens that contains everything it needs to augment reality—an image sensor, display, motion sensors and wireless radios all safe and comfortable to tuck into your eye.
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