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a whole lot of crime. it's probably up to speed. if the care we subscribe to those channels, these guys videos every friday, subscribe to plan. it's a today we're talking all about cutting edge texts. the blind and visually impaired people, almost 300000000 world wide, are affected, and most of them develop that condition over the course of their lives. so it could in theory, effect anyone. but how can tech help? let's find out on shift. imagine waking up one day to find your world, looking at something like this, all this or even like this. people with visual impairments say the world differently and often have to learn new ways of navigating it. they might rely on others or on tools. black booking canes, braille is also especially helpful, but recent advances denial, i might add one or 2 more to that toolbox,

like this very special guy dog. right about dogs soon to be taking the lead in the glass. well, in theory they can do just about everything necessary kind of pods can only this quarter pet doesn't get distracted. nope, right, so that it can be shut off when not needed. navigating via census and cameras, the robot dog can even identified traffic lights the gym, and i can tell roosevelt where i'm going. volume voice recognition, i can control the speed with this pain going to so a lot of the, the mom was what was the odd, how crazy if i need to go falls, i just push it all the way forward. once. yeah, if i need it to slow down, i just put it back and then we'll adjust it speed. this could be a huge development for the blind in china. whether they're only 400

guide books in service in china, we have about 20000000 blind people when it's impossible to solve this problem with the guide books alone. research into robo dogs, photo blind isn't just exclusive to china. however, for researches at the university of glasgow in scotland, their biggest challenge is navigation. so how will robot spawn their way around? gps is pretty reliable when outdoors but problems arise inside buildings and can find spaces. so how can we solve this? wouldn't be developing something like this, and it's a mix. it all for several things. we'd use computer vision, we use the to the technology with it to scan the whole environment and to get to understand with the object, each killer. each of the sticker is indeed to memorize order. members, this should enable robot dogs to god people safely in those like in this museum and

even using speech that's on lots of language models. so this of so this one. so it's kind of hard in simulates complex the soonest. so the rubber dog can answer questions about it surroundings providing information about the route. and that's just the beginning. we want to put this technology on to a v go vote. we also want to put this a normal human, i do a lot and also such kind of dog robot, so that the end user deed have the, have a different whether i thought go, adults will catch on is not only a question of resolving the technical issues but also about finding one to buy in the 1st place and how much they could cost. but they might be a cheap and simple option and improving what's already available might be most valuable in the short time. it's time to update the classic watch. we will continue to the help of

a cutting edge tech could be k in improving access for the visually impaired equipped with cameras. incense. is this a oh i came from gluttons. can god uses even alone pray to find groups. it recognizes obstacles of the clients and can even describe its surroundings. acoustically, walking space can be set to suit individual needs. and according to its manufacturers, the ios smart came from we will recognize as obstacles, not only on the ground, but also at just and one level and with the accessible app you'll. kane can bring you to the nearest bus stop. and once that it informs you, which buses are leaving next. once on board, it'll tell you when you've reached your final destination, the eye glasses like oil, cam or, and vision glasses. also, i promise better navigation through every day life full, the visually impaired but invalid, except to be the is great for people with visual impairments. it brings us closer

to our goal and allows us to access to information. and for example, people use to send that means to people with disabilities about that, but then what could they do? nothing because they couldn't see them. but now i, it allows us to read me is to read the text. it gives us image descriptions. it gives us descriptions of videos to you, but he believes that this technology won't be widely available for some time to comp anymore, though. are you worldwide in columbia? a lot of people are unemployed. i mean the, but they, i to, it's would be a huge help for people with disabilities. i mean, they, as many people with wizard impairments are unemployed and don't have the financial means to buy a new device. so how can we buy of these devices and how can we connect them to the internet? you in bogota, the capital of columbia. there's no neighborhood where you won't find a internet connection, but it's very different invalid area. it's not uncommon. i models such as chat j pay tell you to be integrated to you for recognizing the use of environment and

helping them accordingly until now that was often done by family members or human assistance. this next up brings these 2 approaches to get developed as of be my eyes. once you use a chessboard in there and uses, will be able to take a picture which is analyzed and described with a book based on chap, fate pay tape. and if it gets stuck, real people can still be called in to help, as well as the case before. the allows blonde people to request assistance pay my eyes sends a request of volunteers to matching language and time zones. the 1st volunteer to respond is connected to the person seeking help. the app then transmits video to the volunteer via the use of the camera. this allows problems to be solved together, such as small, tough luck reading out labels, helping with groceries, or even withdrawing cache from an a t f

t upset at the top of the things which is really, there we go, i've just felt one. anyone couldn't register in the app as a volunteer or a visually impaired user and there's no limit to the links old number of coals. the app also helps when it comes to problems with products. to do this, it establishes a direct connection to customer service representatives on the company's end, especially trying to advise people with visual impairments. the going to the movies can be victoriously difficult for visually impaired people that has long been a lack of good audio descriptions for what's happening up on the screen. but for the past few years, the free upgrade has offered a solution, an additional sound track for blind movie lovers. but when it comes to video games, things a quite different. they tend to be visually orientated and impossible to play without good eyesight. but i start up from lupsi,

wants to change all that and develop video games with selected n blonde players a lot. that means focusing primarily on sound. it's pretty tighten here. let's move quickly. come on. so most players video games are a visual experience. is k, this huge peggy, who is visually impaired? oh, i bumped into the wall again. the sounds and vibrations of a game that god to listen to the sounds help me find it. i can see when i play the game, i rely on the cruise to cues, for example, a fairy or some voice that says, you have to go this way much in course and always gets loud. uh, i know that i'm getting close on. yeah. if it gets quite type of i know that i'm moving away from it does leave me stuff on the panel for the blind and visually impaired gaming has long been inaccessible, inclusive gaming, a lovesick start up is working to change that now plays also guided by spatial audio the sounds in the game a 3 dimensional, for example,

we can locate a post and speaking behind us without saying a challenge then, is to artificially reproduce this natural sound conception. you have to find a way to transform it into audio or maybe into a hectic select control. and every person you can. yeah. create very a massive audio environments, extra the with a space audio. this allows players to enjoy the experience and in shows a cool opportunity on this mike on. so push a lovely. i don't want to deal with that every day. i just want to switch off. sometimes i can come in addition to 3 day sound of the team is also working on games that include audio descriptions, the goal more accessibility. but reaching the target audience is not always an easy task. any plan people, not so much off on social media and i can cite rama, take,

take talk because that's maybe the share media. so it's actually kind of hard to, to reach the once this hurdle is either come, no additional equipment is needed to play the games each destiny to a computer and to receive a special audio. you would need to have the developer say that this is just the 1st step. inclusive gaming is still a budding comes. it's going to a very positive way. and we see the companies bringing accessibility, especially for blind and visually impaired people to some of their games. i don't think it would be the case for our games soon. that you have like an accessibility setting program. people they believe gaming, inclusive future is brought. nobody should feel excluded in every day was that says

truth, non disabled people, as it is for those of us with disabilities, which opens up a brand new way to say that no immense us without seeing the waves. thanks to this headset face to turn into we gold at the next world power athletics championships. this is this, it's important to understand that opposite goods and that's where my motto, know, limits comes into play. are really most in our head. it's important to find solutions and be creative, isn't it? spinning doctor teeth design then became blind at the age of 6 at the change he started so his father is always with him as mentor, and god connected by the headset. he tells him with as obstacles and other stuff as defense own senses are equally important. if you concentrate and listen, you content a lot from the sound of the wave meaning with the white water. whereas the most turbulent, how does the sound change and the distance and that also changes depending on where

you are on the way for developers. and robotics are taking tools for people with visual impairments to the next level . but this is by no means the end of exciting new developments with the technology research as have long been working on brain implants to restore vision. but of course, that introduces a wide range of ethical questions. what do you think? let us know and see next on, on shift the co africa. how do you get young people thinking about what east and public spaces put it in? again,

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trend texted on d. w, travel, you can have it. what about you and what's your opinion feel free to write your thoughts and the comments the when it comes to solving environmental problems on changing behaviors, it's vital to get the younger generation on boards. the best way to do that is to make climate action fun. welcome to eco africa. i'm chris olives coming to you from lee goes. nigeria. technology has a lot to offer when it comes to talking these issues together with some creative community.