This was really cool, although I still don't really understand how the blind person would be able to view the map that the sensors create. This could be a step towards creating devices that help blind people "see" like anyone else. It's so cool how the sensors create a map of everything around the person so quickly that they can walk at a normal speed and still be able to see the maps.
This is awesome. In the beginning, I thought that they would somehow get this 3D map into your brain, but it turned out to be a speaking system. It's cool that we have gone this far with technology. I wonder if later on we will be able to use iPads, iPods and iPhones to help blinds people.
I thought that this was really cool. Like Emory said, it was really cool that we have come this far in technology to the point where we can get blind people to view the maps. Also, I agree with Sinclaire. Its really interesting that we can walk at a normal pace and still see the maps that the sensors create.
This is really cool. If they had a brail version of the map that would be really cool because the blind people could "feel" where they are by sensors in the pins that make them go up and down. I wonder how long it took for them to create a map that has sensors that update so quickly. I agree with Emory, how hopefully they will be on phones. That would be very convenient.
I thought that was cool. But, like Sinclaire said, I don't understand how the blind people could see the maps, as they are blind. If this was possible, it would help many blind people.
I like that idea! I think it is cool that blind people will be able to navigate. It is a smart idea to use a robot type sensor, and to use a 3D map to let blind people see their surroundings.
This seems like a good thing for blind people, but I don't like how people are thinking about blind people as robots. It would be okay if they simply found a way to use technology to help blind people "see," but it just doesn't seem right that they are helping blind people "see" by using technology that is intended for robots. People and robots are very different, and being blind doesn't make people any less human. Nevertheless, it is still good that they have created this technology, but it has some flaws. If there is an obstacle in front of them, it raises a dot, much like how Braille works, but the blind person wouldn't be able to tell if there is a tree in front of them, or a person. This might not matter in some cases, but what if the person was trying to go inside a certain building? How would they know which dot represented which building? It may not solve all of a blind person's problems, but this technology is still a big breakthrough that may help many people "see" in the near-future.
I think that this is really amazing! I love how scientists are creating new ways for the blind to navigate and live without an aid. (Aid meaning a seeing eye dog, or something of that nature.) I agree with the several people who have said this, in which I don't understand how they would actually see the maps. They could feel it, but I don't think that they would be able to know which is which just by feeling little bumps on a 3D censor. I think that this does have some quirks, but other than that it is an exciting invention!
This is awesome. I have seen similar things in a magazine I read called "The Week." I couldn't find any flaws with this article. Although I don't know how they could use an Iphone. On an Iphone, you have to type a password and open the app. Since the buttons are so small, a blind person would not get pass typing in his password. Yes, you can make all the buttons bigger, make their only be 1 app, and get rid of a password. But it wouldn't be an Iphone then.
I want this thing anyway I need directions. I do thinks that it is great that we have come this far in technology as Emory said. I also agree with Emma though that it is not right to be treating the blind as robots! They are still people after all. I also don't understand what the point would be of having a 3d image for a blind person. How are they supposed to see it? That seems like a useless feature. Also, what if a blind person was going to pick something up from a table but they didn't know where the table was so they dodged the table and didn't know where to go? That is one of the flaws in this device.
This is really cool. I agree with Sinclaire, how does a blind person able to view the map that the sensors create. I think I have seen this before somewhere but with a video. Anyway, thanks for the article Chloe!
Technology is improving by the second! I am glad that scientists have made sensors to help guide blind people. Emma said that blind people should not be treated like robots. I think that blind people would like to guided by a computer rather then having a dog guide them.
I think it is really interesting and I think it would benefit blind people, but I agree on the matter of how they would be able to see the map? If this problem could be fixed, it would make things much easier and more convenient for blind people in the sense that they would not have to carry around a stick or a service dog.
I do not think that a map could help blind people see, but I do see the appeal of a ring that tells the blind people what they are "looking at" but this is probably very expensive and would take a lot of time.
This is really a big improvement in helping blind people move about. I don't understand what the handheld brail device is, but if it works, cool! It's a big improvement from seeing eye dogs! Also, how are the maps communicated? It doesn't seem like they are described to the person through speakers. Another thing that I don't understand is how the device recognizes that a library is a library, and a bookstore is a bookstore. How do they tell the difference. Also, how does the device know that the space where the person is walking is a path? For instance, if the blind person using this device was walking along a dirt road out in the country, how would the device know it is a road, where a car can come barreling down, and not just a wide path? If this happened, the blind person would be run over by a car! I also agree with Emma in saying that people are not robots. Comparing them is just wrong. People can be robotic in their actions, but that does not make them robotic.
I posted this because I thought it was really cool. Technology is advancing so quickly. Scientist are truly thinking about others. Helping blind people "see" is crucial. The only thing that kind of bothers me is how people are thing of the blind as robots.
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This was really cool, although I still don't really understand how the blind person would be able to view the map that the sensors create. This could be a step towards creating devices that help blind people "see" like anyone else. It's so cool how the sensors create a map of everything around the person so quickly that they can walk at a normal speed and still be able to see the maps.
This is awesome. In the beginning, I thought that they would somehow get this 3D map into your brain, but it turned out to be a speaking system. It's cool that we have gone this far with technology. I wonder if later on we will be able to use iPads, iPods and iPhones to help blinds people.
I thought that this was really cool. Like Emory said, it was really cool that we have come this far in technology to the point where we can get blind people to view the maps. Also, I agree with Sinclaire. Its really interesting that we can walk at a normal pace and still see the maps that the sensors create.
This is really cool. If they had a brail version of the map that would be really cool because the blind people could "feel" where they are by sensors in the pins that make them go up and down. I wonder how long it took for them to create a map that has sensors that update so quickly. I agree with Emory, how hopefully they will be on phones. That would be very convenient.
I thought that was cool. But, like Sinclaire said, I don't understand how the blind people could see the maps, as they are blind. If this was possible, it would help many blind people.
I like that idea! I think it is cool that blind people will be able to navigate. It is a smart idea to use a robot type sensor, and to use a 3D map to let blind people see their surroundings.
This seems like a good thing for blind people, but I don't like how people are thinking about blind people as robots. It would be okay if they simply found a way to use technology to help blind people "see," but it just doesn't seem right that they are helping blind people "see" by using technology that is intended for robots. People and robots are very different, and being blind doesn't make people any less human. Nevertheless, it is still good that they have created this technology, but it has some flaws. If there is an obstacle in front of them, it raises a dot, much like how Braille works, but the blind person wouldn't be able to tell if there is a tree in front of them, or a person. This might not matter in some cases, but what if the person was trying to go inside a certain building? How would they know which dot represented which building? It may not solve all of a blind person's problems, but this technology is still a big breakthrough that may help many people "see" in the near-future.
I think that this is really amazing! I love how scientists are creating new ways for the blind to navigate and live without an aid. (Aid meaning a seeing eye dog, or something of that nature.) I agree with the several people who have said this, in which I don't understand how they would actually see the maps. They could feel it, but I don't think that they would be able to know which is which just by feeling little bumps on a 3D censor. I think that this does have some quirks, but other than that it is an exciting invention!
This is awesome. I have seen similar things in a magazine I read called "The Week." I couldn't find any flaws with this article. Although I don't know how they could use an Iphone. On an Iphone, you have to type a password and open the app. Since the buttons are so small, a blind person would not get pass typing in his password. Yes, you can make all the buttons bigger, make their only be 1 app, and get rid of a password. But it wouldn't be an Iphone then.
I meant "they" as in "blind people."
I want this thing anyway I need directions. I do thinks that it is great that we have come this far in technology as Emory said. I also agree with Emma though that it is not right to be treating the blind as robots! They are still people after all. I also don't understand what the point would be of having a 3d image for a blind person. How are they supposed to see it? That seems like a useless feature. Also, what if a blind person was going to pick something up from a table but they didn't know where the table was so they dodged the table and didn't know where to go? That is one of the flaws in this device.
This is really cool. I agree with Sinclaire, how does a blind person able to view the map that the sensors create. I think I have seen this before somewhere but with a video. Anyway, thanks for the article Chloe!
Technology is improving by the second! I am glad that scientists have made sensors to help guide blind people. Emma said that blind people should not be treated like robots. I think that blind people would like to guided by a computer rather then having a dog guide them.
I think it is really interesting and I think it would benefit blind people, but I agree on the matter of how they would be able to see the map? If this problem could be fixed, it would make things much easier and more convenient for blind people in the sense that they would not have to carry around a stick or a service dog.
I do not think that a map could help blind people see, but I do see the appeal of a ring that tells the blind people what they are "looking at" but this is probably very expensive and would take a lot of time.
This is really a big improvement in helping blind people move about. I don't understand what the handheld brail device is, but if it works, cool! It's a big improvement from seeing eye dogs! Also, how are the maps communicated? It doesn't seem like they are described to the person through speakers. Another thing that I don't understand is how the device recognizes that a library is a library, and a bookstore is a bookstore. How do they tell the difference. Also, how does the device know that the space where the person is walking is a path? For instance, if the blind person using this device was walking along a dirt road out in the country, how would the device know it is a road, where a car can come barreling down, and not just a wide path? If this happened, the blind person would be run over by a car! I also agree with Emma in saying that people are not robots. Comparing them is just wrong. People can be robotic in their actions, but that does not make them robotic.
They would be able to see because it would be translated into braille. How would the smartphone be able to raise the dots, though?
I posted this because I thought it was really cool. Technology is advancing so quickly. Scientist are truly thinking about others. Helping blind people "see" is crucial. The only thing that kind of bothers me is how people are thing of the blind as robots.
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