nothing as protective has been developed up till now! Then God will take care? perhaps☺
On 1/30/12, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > Any idea as to what might happen if there is a pit in the way? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> > To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "jnuvision" > <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:10 AM > Subject: [AI] A device that helps visually impaired walk freely > > > A device that helps visually impaired walk freely > 27 January, 2012 by Peter Verhoeven > > Finally, there is a device that will allow the visually impaired to > walk without sticks. Three Indians in collaboration with the > University of Pennsylvania have developed a belt that senses > obstructions and helps the visually impaired walk freely. > > > Visually impaired Wasim can walk without a stick to guide him. The > hepatic belt that he is wearing vibrates on sensing human obstruction > and prevents him from colliding into anyone. > > Tushar Chugh, Jatin Sharma and Rolly Seth - a team of three Young > India Fellows developed this low-cost distance censor in collaboration > with the University of Pennsylvania. It took them 90 days to come up > with the device that allows a visually impaired person to obtain > information on obstacles in a range of 6-10 feet. > > Tushar says, "We are 6 months away from completion. It's a belt that > lets you know if there is a hurdle in front of the person. > > The success of the pre-beta version has raised the bar and the team > now plans to go commercial. "we are looking for a tie-up with > companies like Microsoft," the team says. > > Source: ibnlive > reproduced by http://www.magnifiers.org/news.php?action=fullnews&id=421 > > > -- > "The best things and most beautiful things in the world Cannot be seen > or even touched. They must be felt within the heart." — Helen Keller > > Avinash Shahi > M.A. Political Science > CPS JNU > New Delhi India > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- "The best things and most beautiful things in the world Cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart." — Helen Keller Avinash Shahi M.A. Political Science CPS JNU New Delhi India Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
