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Intel-Powered Backpack Can Help Blind People Navigate Their Surroundings – PCMag AU
The backpack contains a laptop, which can process images from a front-facing camera. The system can then tell the wearer about their surroundings.
(Credit: Intel)
Currently, many blind users rely on walking canes or guide dogs to help them navigate the world. However, an AI researcher has come up with another promising tool: an Intel-powered backpack that can identify and call out objects around the user.
The backpack comes from an AI software developer named Jagadish Mahendran, whos been developing computer vision programs to help robots see. Last year when I met up with a visually impaired friend, I was struck by the irony that while I…
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