Walk-Bot is a Navigation Device for the Vision-Impaired

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Walk-Bot Is A Navigation Device For The Vision-Impaired

For the vision impaired, there are a wide variety of tools and techniques used to navigate around in the real world. Walk-bot is a device that aims to help with this task, using ultrasound to provi…

A Digital White Cane for the Visually Impaired

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A Digital White Cane For The Visually Impaired

The white cane (and its many variants) is an everyday carry for many visually impaired people. This low-tech tool allows those afflicted by visual impairment to safely navigate the world around the…

New device could help visually impaired avoid obstacles, research suggests | Blindness and visual impairment | The Guardian

Researchers in the US have developed a technological aid: a chest-mounted video camera – linked to a processing unit involving a computer-vision algorithm – and a pair of vibrating wristbands.
When the system detects a hazard that the wearer is set to collide with, the wristband on the same side as the hazard vibrates. If the obstacle is straight ahead, both wristbands vibrate.

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/22/new-device-could-help-visually-impaired-avoid-obstacles-research-suggests