{"id":210226,"date":"2021-03-24T19:46:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-intel-driven-ai-backpack-helps-vision-impaired-users-avoid-obstacles-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T19:46:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:46:34","slug":"this-intel-driven-ai-backpack-helps-vision-impaired-users-avoid-obstacles-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-intel-driven-ai-backpack-helps-vision-impaired-users-avoid-obstacles-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#This Intel-Driven AI Backpack Helps Vision-impaired Users Avoid Obstacles \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#This Intel-Driven AI Backpack Helps Vision-impaired Users Avoid Obstacles \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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An artificial intelligence researcher, Jagadish K. Mahendran, and his team at the University of Georgia just designed a voice-activated AI-powered backpack that\u2019ll help the visually-impaired navigate walking on streets and better perceive the world at large. The setup relies on a 4K camera, a computing unit, and a Bluetooth-enabled earphone to help the user navigate obstacles in real time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLast year when I met up with a visually impaired friend, I was struck by the irony that while I have been teaching robots to see, there are many people who cannot see and need help. This motivated me to build the visual assistance system with OpenCV\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Kit with Depth (OAK-D), powered by Intel,\u201d said Mahendran.<\/span><\/p>\n

The system consists of a Luxonis OAK-D spatial AI camera that can be concealed in a vest or jacket, a host computing unit (like a laptop) that\u2019ll be placed in a backpack, a pocket-sized battery pack concealed in a fanny pack, and a Bluetooth-enabled earphone for providing real-time alerts and app<\/a>roximate locations of nearby obstacles, like upcoming crosswalks, tree branches, entryways, signs, curbs, staircases, and other pedestrians.<\/span><\/p>\n

The OAK-D camera is a remarkably powerful AI tool that runs on Intel Movidius VPU and the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO toolkit for on-chip edge AI interfacing. It can process advanced neural networks while providing a real-time depth map from its stereo pair and accelerated computer vision functions from a single 4K camera.<\/span><\/p>\n