Technology company Fujitsu has helped to create an indoor mobile system for blind and partially sighted people to help them guide their way around their homes.
The smartphone service sends out pulses to map out obstacles around the room and relays information on distances and directions as audio instructions.
Fujitsu is working on the project with Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. The technology was showcased in Japan last week.
Base stations must be set out around the room with a host computer connected to them, transmitting the information they pick up to the user’s mobile devise by Bluetooth.
A mapping application guides the user to their destination by translating the data into audio instructions.
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