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Haptic’s touch-based navigation helps blind and sighted alike get around without looking


Smartphones and navigation apps have become second nature these days. But for those with blindness and low vision, it's not quite so convenient. Haptic

The advance Haptic has made — and patented, Caruso noted — is a way of using vibration and other tactile sensations to communicate the simple, intuitive idea that the user is going in the right direction. Image Credits: HapticThe advantages of the approach are plentiful: It works in any language, requires no special hardware, and can be used to direct someone down a crowded city sidewalk, an open landscape, or even inside a building (though that part is still in development). With the capabilities of today’s smartwatches and phones, combined with a new software focus at Haptic on “hyper-accurate location,” they hope to introduce indoor navigation and integration with other services.

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