Guide dog, a robot from ETH Zurich accompanies the blind
The RoboDog project aims to offer a technological solution for assisting the blind
The RoboDog project aims to offer a technological solution for assisting the blind
The Biped harness is the future of the blind, the device capable of warning them before any collision or accident.
A special shoe with ultrasonic sensors positioned on the toe is about to be enriched with a camera. The feet become tools for total "navigation" that helps the blind.
For the blind, the comfort of a guide dog is important. In the absence, a robotic and portable guide dog like Theia is perfect
The skill of a Singaporean designer gives life to a set of adaptive tableware for the blind, Eatsy, each with a particular stimulus to encourage its use.
Braille speakers create real "dots" in the air, like those that form the characters of the alphabet for the blind.
The device allows blind people to surf the net just like the others. Tactile Pro is a tablet for the blind with exceptional characteristics.
A Stanford team works on a way to show blind people 3D information such as shapes and objects thanks to a special touch display.
Equipped with a video camera and sensors, it is able to perceive the surrounding environment, people and possible obstacles.
Technology can greatly help blind people to orient themselves in such a complex and, at times, even dangerous world. Facebook is making many steps forward to bring technology to those who cannot see, and from today it seems that it will also be able to "tell" photos. The new service is launched today to act as a guide for those who cannot see all the photographs that social networks are flooded with. The system works using artificial intelligence: in short, Facebook's servers are… Read more
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Dyson Award 2023: Advanced prosthetics, sustainable irrigation and accessible Braille displays.
Arnav Kapur, an Indian student at MIT, has developed AlterEgo, a device that allows you to communicate with machines and people only with your thoughts.
Inflatable keyboards on OLED: the keys appear and disappear as needed, is this the future of smartphones?
ChatGPT now understands images thanks to GPT-4, the new AI model just presented by OpenAI.