Critics say the risks associated with implanting electrodes directly onto the visual cortex make it not worth it.

Scientists let blind "see" with next-gen bionic glasses

Seeing Again

Researchers are working on the next generation of bionic glasses that could give the blind back much more of their vision in the future.

Scientists Let Blind “See” With Next-Gen Bionic Glasses

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-technologies-promise-sharper-artificial-vision-blind-people">New technologies promise sharper artificial vision for blind people</a> [Science]

More on optical implants: <a href="https://futurism.com/wired-camera-directly-brains-blind-people">Neural Implant Sends Camera Feed Into Blind People’s Brains</a>

Devices

A new device is giving patients the ability to recognize objects on a table and read letters on a screen.

Beacons are being set up throughout Toronto that will use the app BlindSquare to help the blind navigate.
Turn on sound , audio that the app emits

Future Society

Beacons are being set up throughout Toronto that will use the app BlindSquare to help the blind navigate.

Turn on sound , audio that the app emits

Two Hundred Venues in Toronto Are Currently Installing These Beacons

Advanced Transport

A report has stressed the importance of using the new era of transport represented by autonomous cars to also benefit people with disabilities.

Autonomous Vehicles Could Change the Lives of People Who Are Most in Need

But it's up to us to make it happen.

Robots & Machines

This will open up a world of reading material to the blind.

MIT’s “Portable Translator” Can Convert Text to Braille in Real-Time

Welcome to the future of communication.

Artificial intelligence is helping the blind “see.”

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is helping the blind "see."

Artificial Intelligence May Be Better Than a Guide Dog

285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide – and they're missing out on some of the latest developments in transportation technology.
Optimus Ride is developing self-driving technologies for electric vehicles that can benefit the visually impaired. 

Self-Driving Cars Could Transform the Lives of the Visually Impaired

“Autonomous vehicles will be transformative for people who are blind."

This tablet’s smart liquids create raised Braille on the screen.

This tablet's smart liquids create raised Braille on the screen.

Blitab Is the World’s First Tablet for the Blind

Created by Microsoft​, this incredible AI can describe what it sees to users, and is even capable of reading emotions.

Microsoft’s Latest AI Was Created To Specifically Help The Blind

Introducing Automatic Alt Text

Facebook is building technology that will help the blind community experience visual content, allowing them to use social media the way that individuals without visual impairment do.

Facebook Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Help the Blind ‘See’ Visual Content

Facebook is working to help the blind use (and experience) Facebook the way others do. 

Sci-Fi Visions

BlindTool is an app that allows the visually impaired to experience their surroundings in a new way, and it is free for anyone to try. 

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