Augmented Reality for the Blind

Augmented Reality for the Blind

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 999 , Segment 3

Asylum Policy, E-Scooters, Blind Navigation

Episode: Asylum Policy, E-Scooters, Blind Navigation

  • Feb 4, 2019 11:00 pm
  • 17:52 mins

Guest: Markus Meister, Professor of Biological Sciences and Executive Officer for Neurobiology, California Institute of Technology Blind people have two options for navigation: a cane or a guide dog. But there may soon be a third choice: augmented reality. A team at the California Institute of Technology is building a software program that guides the blind through a pair of goggles and spatialized sound.