{"id":11608,"date":"2024-04-13T12:36:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T12:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=11608"},"modified":"2024-04-13T12:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T12:36:40","slug":"if-you-spot-someone-wearing-these-shoes-stop-what-youre-doing-and-look-around-you-had-probably-better-know-what-it-means-i-had-no-idea-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=11608","title":{"rendered":"If you spot someone wearing these shoes, stop what you\u2019re doing and look around. You had probably better know what it means, I had no idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Computer scientists from Austria have developed a revolutionary shoe, InnoMake, to assist blind individuals in avoiding obstacles while walking. Tec-Innovation, an Austrian company, and Graz University of Technology collaborated to create the $3,000+ shoes. InnoMake features a waterproof ultrasonic sensor on each shoe\u2019s toe, detecting obstacles up to 13 feet away. Vibrations and sounds alert the wearer as they approach objects. The technology is comparable to parking sensors found in vehicles. Markus Raffer, visually impaired co-founder of Tec-Innovation, highlighted its efficacy: \u201cThis works very well and is already a great help to me personally. \u201dEach foot has a dedicated sensor, available as a complete shoe or retrofit option. These sensors can even identify an object\u2019s nature, differentiating between walls, cars, or stairs, providing customized alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Tec-Innovation plans to enhance InnoMake\u2019s design, incorporating camera-based recognition and machine learning for even better navigation assistance. Future iterations may offer a \u201cstreet view navigation map\u201d to aid other users.Friedrich Fraundorfer at TU Graz stated, \u201cThey use camera images from the foot perspective to determine an area that is free of obstacles and thus safe to walk on, and they can recognize and distinguish objects. \u201dInnoMake has the potential to transform the lives of visually impaired individuals, empowering them to navigate their surroundings more independently and safely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/storiesindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blind-Assistance-Shoes-300x200-1.webp\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer scientists from Austria have developed a revolutionary shoe, InnoMake, to assist blind individuals in avoiding obstacles while walking. 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