Blind Travel Easier with AI 

Would a suitcase shaped robot help you feel more confident traveling as a person with visual impairment? A group of companies in Japan thinks it will! 

The idea came to fruition thanks to a visually impaired staff member at IBM in Japan who wondered how to make the travel experience easier for people with visual impairments.

The companies have joined together to create an "AI suitcase" that would give directions, alert the user to approaching danger, locations they want to visit and more. They plan to roll out the device this year indoors before refining the technology for outdoor use. 

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This AI suitcase could help visually-impaired people to travel