Guide dogs will give a side eye to self-driving auto technicians coming for their jobs
The visually impaired are getting a helping hand (or a belt of help, so to speak) from Korean startup AI Guided. At CES in Las Vegas, the company showed off some pretty neat tech that integrates optical and Lidar technology along with AI-powered on-device computing to identify obstacles and help with navigation.
The company claims to be able to perform advanced object identification to keep walkers safe, in addition to using gentle haptic feedback to help with orientation. The entire system is worn on a belt, leaving users hands-free.
AI-Guided's next Guidi product, showcased at CES 2023. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch
The company is fairly early in its journey, beginning initial work on the product in January 2020, with the first prototypes being built in mid-2021 and an expected delivery date of October 2023. No word yet on price, but the company tells us that it hopes to be able to incorporate an 8-hour battery life and full battery life even in situations where Wi-Fi or cellular data is not available.
There isn't much information or detail available at this time, but as soon as we saw the company's promotional image - with the guide dog giving his replacement the side eye, we knew we had to share it as just one of the weird and wonderful things we find as we walk the floors of the world's largest consumer electronics show.
The company told TechCrunch that it plans to launch an Indiegogo campaign to market Guidi later this month.
The visually impaired are getting a helping hand (or a belt of help, so to speak) from Korean startup AI Guided. At CES in Las Vegas, the company showed off some pretty neat tech that integrates optical and Lidar technology along with AI-powered on-device computing to identify obstacles and help with navigation.
The company claims to be able to perform advanced object identification to keep walkers safe, in addition to using gentle haptic feedback to help with orientation. The entire system is worn on a belt, leaving users hands-free.
AI-Guided's next Guidi product, showcased at CES 2023. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch
The company is fairly early in its journey, beginning initial work on the product in January 2020, with the first prototypes being built in mid-2021 and an expected delivery date of October 2023. No word yet on price, but the company tells us that it hopes to be able to incorporate an 8-hour battery life and full battery life even in situations where Wi-Fi or cellular data is not available.
There isn't much information or detail available at this time, but as soon as we saw the company's promotional image - with the guide dog giving his replacement the side eye, we knew we had to share it as just one of the weird and wonderful things we find as we walk the floors of the world's largest consumer electronics show.
The company told TechCrunch that it plans to launch an Indiegogo campaign to market Guidi later this month.
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