Hi Yamuna, I suspect the biped people use bone conduction headphones which means that your ears are uncovered.
Pranav -----Original Message----- From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Yamuna Jivana Dasa (Yogan Khandoo) Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 1:36 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Developing devices with and for the Visually Impaired Hi, I just wrote the following E-mail to the Biped developers. Not sure how many of you will agree with me, but this is my opinion. You're welcome to share thoughts either way. Hi,I just listened to a demo of the Biped device. One problem I foresee is that when a blind person walks around outdoors with earphones on, it is harder to hear the environment and to thus keep straight on the road or pavement Etc. An idea would be to mount small speakers on the user's sholders that do not intrude the ear-holes. This way the user hears the environment as well as the device. This is feedback from a totally blind person from birth. Thank you kindly. By the way we cannot wait for you to include India in your distribution market. India is very populated and so too should be the percentage of blind citizens, so you should find a major market here. Your pricing should be tailored to the currency value, with the expectation of volume sales making up your profits. Looking forward to your feedback. Kind regards, Yamuna Jivana Dasa (Vrindavan India) -----Original Message----- From: Pranav Lal Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2023 7:39 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: RE: [AI] Developing devices with and for the Visually Impaired Pinkesh, The closest you are getting to an affordable sighted assistant are the video glasses being made by SHG Technologies. Wait for their next iteration before you judge them. I do not know any more. I had met the founder on a recent visit to Bangalore where we had a constructive discussion on what was needed and I had a chance to see the product. Most driverless cars have an array of sensors that are fitted on various parts of the car. These sensors then send data to a computer which does the processing and takes a decision. Where are you going to mount multiple sensors on a human? In addition, you need to power the computer and finally, convey the feedback to the human. Having said the above, work is on in this space. See the below link for a reference. https://www.biped.ai/ Pranav -----Original Message----- From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Pinkesh Tailor Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 10:27 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Developing devices with and for the Visually Impaired Can some artificial intelligent robot be developed at a very, very, affordable cost who can assist like a sighted escort. This is just inline of what Tesla is trying to innovate towards a driverless car. Then why not a safe and carefree navigation on feet with a intelligent bot? to be named as "Sathi Andhero ka" :) On 8/1/23, Saurav Hegde <saurav0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Very good initiative but I have a suggestion to you and everyone > involved in developing technologies for the VI community. > Along with these braille devices, serious advancements need to be made > in the mobility space as I believe that mobility is one of the biggest > challenges for a VI person. > Mobility is just not being able to walk on the road, it includes > inhouse and in campus mobility. It is quite frustrating to need > someone's help in moving in a house just because it is new and unfamiliar. > You constantly have to plan your next move in order to prevent hurting > yourself or crashing into someone which could hurt them or create > awkward movements. > The blind cane is a great tool, I use it almost every day, but it has > started to become outdated for the 21st century. > It cannot be used everywhere and with ease. > Feel free to reply if you agree or disagree. > > Warm regards, > Saurav Hegde > > On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 10:27 AM kaviraj prithvi > <kavirajprith...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Group Members, >> >> I am a recent graduate from IIT Guwahati and the founder of uDot >> Braille Tech where we are building novel technologies including a >> silent, backpack fitting braille embosser. >> >> After a year of research and development in college, we managed to >> achieve relatively noiseless and consistent quality embossing on >> braille paper with a miniature device that would also be cheaper than >> current products. 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