This technology could help the seeing-impaired go for a run on their own


A first video of Project Guideline shows impressive results, empowering and freeing visually impaired walkers and runners. — AFP Relaxnews

Google Research engineers are full of ideas; one of their latest aims to make it possible for blind people to play sports and run outside safely.

In partnership with the CEO of an American guide dog-training school, they are working on an ambitious project, called Guideline, which consists of guiding visually impaired people using the camera on their smartphone.

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