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The Blind Woman Developing Tech for the Good of Others

posted by mrpg on Saturday December 08 2018, @07:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the kono-hoshi-no-kibou-no-kakera dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

BBC:

[...] Dr Asakawa is behind early digital Braille innovations and created the world's first practical web-to-speech browser. Those browsers are commonplace these days, but 20 years ago, she gave blind internet users in Japan access to more information than they'd ever had before.

Now she and other technologists are looking to use AI to create tools for visually impaired people.

For example, Dr Asakawa has developed NavCog, a voice-controlled smartphone app that helps blind people navigate complicated indoor locations.

Low-energy Bluetooth beacons are installed roughly every 10m (33ft) to create an indoor map. Sampling data is collected from those beacons to build "fingerprints" of a specific location.

Daredevil should soon be available to help Dr Asakawa with her work.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 08 2018, @01:00PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 08 2018, @01:00PM (#771512)

    What a bunch of wimps. I'd be impressed if you you played tots with a genuine two-handed sword. A bastard sword, or a scimitar would do nicely. At LEAST use something as serious as a saber. Broomstick? That is just too lame to consider.

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:16PM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Saturday December 08 2018, @04:16PM (#771555) Homepage Journal

    A real one, not a tournament saber

    And I know how to use it

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    Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 08 2018, @07:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 08 2018, @07:30PM (#771630)

    Maybe not life threatening, but when I played, one guy broke his wrist.