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06-04-2017, 01:46 AM
MIT unveils wearable guides for the visually impaired
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It's frustrating to see so many wearable in**vations without more devoted to providing solutions for the disabled, which is why MIT's new prototype for the visually impaired (http://mashable.com/category/visually-impaired/) is more than just a little exciting.*
A team of researchers from MIT's (http://mashable.com/category/mit/) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have come up with a wearable system that helps the visually impaired navigate their environment.*
SEE ALSO: Finally, someone invented a braille smartwatch for the blind (http://mashable.com/2017/05/03/braille-smartwatch-visually-impaired/)
The system consists of a 3D depth-sensing camera, electronically refreshable Braille pads that display symbols such as "c" for chair and "t" for table, and a belt that vibrate more as the wearable gets close to an obstacle.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/03/wearable-guide-for-visually-impaired-mit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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It's frustrating to see so many wearable in**vations without more devoted to providing solutions for the disabled, which is why MIT's new prototype for the visually impaired (http://mashable.com/category/visually-impaired/) is more than just a little exciting.*
A team of researchers from MIT's (http://mashable.com/category/mit/) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have come up with a wearable system that helps the visually impaired navigate their environment.*
SEE ALSO: Finally, someone invented a braille smartwatch for the blind (http://mashable.com/2017/05/03/braille-smartwatch-visually-impaired/)
The system consists of a 3D depth-sensing camera, electronically refreshable Braille pads that display symbols such as "c" for chair and "t" for table, and a belt that vibrate more as the wearable gets close to an obstacle.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/03/wearable-guide-for-visually-impaired-mit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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