This backpack could help the visually impaired walk alone in the street


Intel has created a system integrated into a simple backpack that allows blind people to move around outside independently. — AFP Relaxnews

A team of researchers at Intel has developed a concept that allows a visually impaired person to move around the street alone, without the assistance of a dog or a cane.

Embedded in a simple backpack, this system helps the person to move forward and warns them of possible dangers to avoid by simple vocal indications.

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