Smart vision glasses can recognise familiar faces and physical obstacles.
Story so far: The Rotary Club of Bangalore presented smart vision glasses to 32 children with visual impairments at the Rotary House of Friendship, Lavelle Road. The Rotary collaborated with Ishya Foundation, Vision Aid India, and Dirak for the event. The glasses, developed by SHG Technologies Private Limited, cost ₹10 lakh cumulatively.
- The smart vision glasses have a device attached to its side enabled with flash, Lidar, Bluetooth microphone, and a speaker. It can be linked to the user’s smartphone.
- They read out printed or handwritten text aloud in English and regional languages. They describe people’s faces and identify previously-saved faces on the device. They are also useful for warning users of any physical obstacles in their way.
Why it matters? Smart vision glasses benefit several people who have lost some or full vision due to genetics, severe glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, or strokes.