Ya, certain loopholes are there, but the device is still in the making. And one can't get perfect thing at once ever.☺
On 1/30/12, Sandeep Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > There is no mention whether this devise will > detect level difference like pits or steps etc. > Regards, > Sandeep > > At 11:10 AM 30-01-12, you wrote: >>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/[email protected]/ >> >>To unsubscribe send a message to >>[email protected] >>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/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > 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/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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
