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Shape-changing device helps people with visual impairment perform location task
A groundbreaking navigation device can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, new research shows.
(Credit: Shutterstock) In order to test the performance of Shape against vibration technology and natural sight in a controlled environment, the researchers designed a simulation of real-world navigation that reduced the possibility of significant variation between experiments. The company received support in its early stages from Imperial’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, which aims to develop innovative solutions with the potential to change the world for better. The research published in Nature Scientific Reports was supported by funding from Innovate UK ’s SMART Grant, which was awarded to MakeSense Technology Ltd, Bravo Victor, and Imperial College London.
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