An app that helps blind and visually impaired people navigate their surroundings is now available for some trails in Fish Creek Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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This cane uses autonomous vehicle technology to help guide visually impaired and blind travellers
Stanford University researchers have constructed a cane that could be of significant use to the blind or visually impaired.
This gadget turns your white cane into a smart cane
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.
New wearable with haptic GPS for the blind is now available
New wearable with haptic GPS for the blind is now available
The future of travel is here with robot suitcases
The future of travel will include robot suitcases, but Travelmate goes well beyond that. It’s more akin to a personal robot butler. Imagine a portable Alexa mixed with a robot and you get a Travelmate.
Navigate the world step-by-step with GoodMaps Explore
GoodMaps Explore provides on-demand, reactive mobile navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired, and developers are working to tackle a region that Google Maps has long ignored: indoor spaces.
Project Guideline uses AI to help partially sighted runners navigate
Google, with collaboration with nonprofit organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind, has piloted an AI system called Project Guideline, designed to help blind and partially sighted people run races independently.
Bose Shuts Down Sound Project
Bose is giving up on its augmented reality project, two years after debuting the idea at SXSW.
Blind Drag Racer Breaks World Speed Record Using Advanced Navigation System
Blind drag racer sets new speed record on ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’
Lazarillo GPS App accepted to Tech Accelerator Program
Originally from Chile, the app — which means “guide dog” in Spanish slang — was brought to the Tampa area two months ago.
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