Japanese blind researcher develops suitcase-cum-navigational tool for visually impaired travelers
TOKYO – A blind researcher in Japan is developing a suitcase that uses artificial intelligence to help visually impaired people navigate safely.
She struck upon the idea of a suitcase-cum-navigating device around 2017 when the luggage she was pushing at an airport hit a wall. She then realised suitcases could be used as a tool for detecting obstacles. According to Dr Asakawa, she started using computers to help overcome challenges in finding information herself as a visually impaired person.
In 2009, she was appointed IBM fellow, the highest position for IBM engineers, and in 2014, she went to an American university as an IBM distinguished service professor, which involved more opportunities for international travel.
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