Blind person Route guidance “AI suitcase” Demonstration experiment November 5, 11:43
A suitcase equipped with AI = artificial intelligence that guides visually impaired people by vibration and voice to guide safe routes has been developed, and demonstration experiments have begun.
This suitcase was jointly developed by an organization made up of five companies, including IT companies.
Cameras and sensors mounted on the suitcase grasp the surrounding people and obstacles, and AI predicts the movement of people and the like.
After that, based on the user's position and map information, we will guide you to a safe route to your destination with a vibration sign.
By linking with a smartphone, there is also a function to notify you of information on nearby stores and escalators by voice.
In addition, as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, if you carry a dedicated backpack equipped with a camera and link it, it also has a function to notify the distance to people in the vicinity by voice.
According to the organization that developed it, from the 12th of this month, we will conduct demonstration experiments at domestic airports and shopping centers, aiming for practical use in a few years.
Chieko Asakawa of "IBM", who is visually impaired and responsible for development, said, "In the era of a new lifestyle, it is difficult to ask the way in the city for fear of being infected with the new corona virus. A few years later. I want many people to use it. "