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IIT Kanpur develops haptic smart watch for visually impaired

Kanpur, May 28 (UNI) IIT Kanpur has developed a novel touch-sensitive smart watch for the visually impaired and blind persons that are equipped with modern techniques and can be a boon for them. The watch has been developed at the National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur by Prof. Siddhartha Panda, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Vishwaraj Srivastava.
Around 49 million blind and 285 million visually impaired persons in the world face difficulty in easily interacting with devices due to the absence of tactile interface. India is home to about 20% of the total blind people in the world. Addressing the concern, the team at IIT Kanpur has developed a smart watch that operates in haptic mode. Haptics deals with the technology that stimulates the sense of touch.
Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur, said here in a statement on Saturday that “One of our objectives at IIT Kanpur has been to make innovations inclusive for all. This haptic smart watch is a significant invention in this regard, which I believe will be of great help for the blind and the visually impaired. The touch-sensitive and vibration-based features would prove to be revolutionary in giving the sense of time to the blind and the visually impaired. I congratulate the team led by Prof. Siddhartha Panda, and Vishwaraj Srivastava, for this invention.”
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