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Researchers design new shape-changing device for visually impaired

Researchers from Imperial College London, in collaboration with MakeSense Technology, have created this high-tech device called Shape.

Researchers from Imperial College London, in collaboration with MakeSense Technology, have created this high-tech device called Shape. Researchers compared the ability of visually impaired and sighted individuals to locate targets in a virtual reality environment. In such field tests, the device’s performance will be checked with varying conditions, such as different weather patterns and multiple potential destinations.

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