Not that one should go around shaming seeing-eye dogs. But the Tacit haptic glove, designed by Steve Hoefer, is a little DIY project that fires sonar from the wrist, keeping a visually impaired individual aware of their surroundings.
It’s basically an invisible cane. On steroids. [Technabob]
JD
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 9:30 AMProbably wouldn’t be very good for crossing roads, so it’s not about to replace seeing eye dogs. But it’s awesome none the less. I want one so I can walk around in the dark!
FSM
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 9:55 AMlol as above, this is clearly about replacing a cane, not a dog.
Cool tech though, lots of potential for improvement, hopefully we will see even more advanced models come out.
TSH
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 11:55 AMI wonder how dogs would react to the sonar pulses?