Stylus used in Virtual Room Mimics Cane in the Blind Person’s World
How do we share the new3D maps of indoor and outdoor spaces with the blind? One way is to use a stylus that mimics a blind persons cane. It’s developed by MIT’s Touch Lab.
The BlindAid stylus functions much like a blind person’s cane, allowing the user to feel virtual floors, walls, doors and other objects. The stylus is connected to a computer programmed with a three-dimensional map of the room. Whenever a virtual obstacle is encountered, the computer directs the stylus to produce a force against the user’s hand, mimicking the reaction force from a real obstacle.
- MIT News Office via reader Larry
by Adena Schutzberg on 11/25 at 06:00 AM |
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