Infrared goggles and vibrating armband assist people who find themselves blind ‘see’

An array of vibrating pads can convey a low-resolution picture of a location to assist people who find themselves blind navigate

Infrared goggles

Infrared goggles used within the new navigational system

Manuel Zahn

Infrared goggles and an array of vibrating pads may give people who find themselves blind an intuitive approach to navigate whereas additionally retaining full use of their fingers and ears, in contrast to many units in the marketplace.

Manuel Zahn and Armaghan Ahmad Khan on the Technical College of Munich in Germany put in a pair of infrared cameras into 3D-printed prototype goggles to seize a stereoscopic picture that a small laptop can use to create a map of what lies forward. This map is transformed …


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