Harvard’s Mobilio Turns Any Smartphone Into a Navigation Aid for Blind Pedestrians
Researchers at Harvard University have developed Mobilio, a smartphone application that helps blind and low-vision users navigate by combining turn-by-turn audio guidance with real-time obstacle detection. In a study involving 14 volunteers, participants who used Mobilio alongside a mobility cane reached their destinations 13% faster than those relying on Google Maps, while indoor collisions dropped … Read more