A young Mozambican electronic engineering student and robotics expert has created smart glasses that help visually impaired people get around without hitting obstacles.

The smart glasses, dubbed "Vision Hope", have the ability, according to young innovator João Rêgo Júnior, to identify objects within a radius of around 100 degrees, covering a good part of human vision, which is more than 140 degrees for each eye (monocular) and 180 degrees for both (binocular).

"Once the obstacles have been identified, the user receives a vibration on the side where they are. The closer I get to the object, the more it vibrates, giving me more information," says the young innovator, in a publication on the portal Kabum Digital.

In addition to vibration, the glasses also have an integrated GPS system, which lets the wearer's family or friends know where the person is and the device's battery level.

Smart glasses are nothing new, but João Rêgo explained that the difference with others lies in the type of sensor used, his being more precise and effective with the ability to perform much more accurate tracking.

"It has incredible precision, unmatched by ultrasonic sensors. It also stands out by being able to identify obstacles around the user up to four meters in advance, as well as controlling and monitoring the load," he says.

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