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Device Developed To Help The Blind Maneuver Around Obstacles

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev students have developed an innovative optical radar system that helps blind people maneuver around obstacles. The radar system incorporates a computer, two video cameras and a scanning light source to warn the blind of obstacles with audible alerts. The system detects obstacles – even those overhead – by scanning the depth of its surroundings, taken from two different angles – similar to that of the human eye…

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