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Acoustic touch technology helps blind people ‘see’ using sound

20 Dec 2023
Using acoustic touch to locate an item on the table
Acoustic touch A research team member who is blind uses the new smart glasses to locate and reach for an item on the table. (Courtesy: CC-BY 4.0/Lil Deverell at the Motion Platform and Mixed Reality Lab in Techlab at the UTS)
Researchers in Australia are developing smart glasses for blind people, using a technology called â€

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