{"id":1529,"date":"2024-06-27T22:56:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2024-06-27T22:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:56:34","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-see-someone-wearing-shoes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/?p=1529","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What You Need To Know If You See Someone Wearing Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Computer scientists from Austria have introduced a groundbreaking shoe, called InnoMake, designed to help blind individuals navigate obstacles while walking,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Developed by Tec-Innovation and Graz University of Technology, this innovative shoe, priced at over $3,000, boasts waterproof ultrasonic sensors on each toe, capable of detecting obstacles up to 13 feet away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">As wearers approach objects, vibrations and sounds alert them, akin to parking sensors in vehicles. Markus Raffer, a visually impaired co-founder of Tec-Innovation, has lauded its effectiveness, noting personal benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Each foot features a dedicated sensor, available as a complete shoe or retrofit option, capable of identifying an object\u2019s nature, be it a wall, car, or stairs, and providing tailored alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blind-Assistance-Shoes-300x200-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Future plans include incorporating camera-based recognition and machine learning for improved navigation assistance, potentially offering a \u201cstreet view navigation map\u201d for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Friedrich Fraundorfer at TU Graz emphasized the shoe\u2019s potential to revolutionize the lives of visually impaired individuals, granting them greater independence and safety in navigating their surroundings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer scientists from Austria have introduced a groundbreaking shoe, called InnoMake, designed to help blind individuals navigate obstacles while walking, Developed by Tec-Innovation and Graz University of Technology, this innovative&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":14676,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1531,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions\/1531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}