“Intelligent” goggles highlight obstacles for the visually impaired

 

 

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“Intelligent” goggles highlight obstacles for the visually impaired

источник: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, Автор: David Szondy, дата: 30.05.12

Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid (UC3M), Spain, have developed a pair of "intelligent" goggles that make getting around a bit easier for partly-sighted people, by providing them with Terminator-style vision. Using a pair of cameras mounted on a virtual reality headset connected to a tiny computer, the device scans the area ahead of the wearer and displays information about the scene as color-coded outlines that convey the distance and shapes of objects that are difficult to otherwise see or interpret... Continue Reading "Intelligent" goggles highlight obstacles for the visually impaired

Section: Mobile Technology

Tags: Blind, goggles, Ultrasound, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Virtual Reality

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