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Researchers have created the robotic equivalent of a seeing-eye dog for the visually impaired which responds to leash tugs.

Scientists Create Robotic Seeing Eye Dog

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have developed a brain implant that allowed the blind and previously sighted participants who lost their sight in adulthood "see" letters.

Brain Implant Allows Blind People to “See” Letters

By Victor Tangermann

A pilot study designed to see how guide dogs would react to delivery robots revealed the animals aren't bothered by seeing the bots on the streets.

Guide Dogs Respond Better Than Some Humans to Autonomous Robots

By Kristin Houser

Today, the Facebook-owned Instagram announced that it will use AI to automatically identify the content of images for visually impaired users.

Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Will Use AI To Describe Images for Visually Impaired Users

By Victor Tangermann

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Prosthetics and Devices

Smart Glasses Can Convert Text Into Sound for the Visually Impaired

This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille

Robots and Machines

This New Tech Is Letting Blind People Read Without Braille

By Jess Vilvestre

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Self-Driving Vehicles

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

By June Javelosa

BlindTool: This Free App Verbally Identifies Objects For the Blind

Artificial Intelligence

BlindTool: This Free App Verbally Identifies Objects For the Blind

By Sarah Marquart