Device For Guide Dogs
There is an amazing device that helps guide dogs guide the blind. You’ve got to check out the Peepo GPS Device, technology at its best.
Guide Dogs for the blind folks generally come trained for taking them around the neighborhood and maybe an extra distance. This surely curtails mobility and independence in case they want to explore more than their usual territory. The Peepo GPS Device gives these people a certain degree of freedom to travel beyond the normal route. The GPS system charts the course and guides the dog to the desired destination using a series of vibrations to steer him.
If you can’t see the video click here.
The two-part device comprises of a handheld GPS unit, which uses vocal commands to register the destination and map it. The second attaches to the guide dog’s handle and gives subtle directions via vibration zones; L= Left, R= Right, F= Forward and up on arriving the destination, the zones simultaneously vibrate.
The biggest USP of this device is that it has a touch “return home same way function”, which is quite reassuring.
Designer: Jason Perkins
This has got to be one of the most useless videos for the visually impaired demonstrating products for that audience. Most of the video is narrated only by titles on the screen with no auditory description of the product. I would have thought a product designed for the visually impaired would have marketing that is accessible for their target audience! Interesting concept, though. I probably would prefer to give directions to my service dog myself (listening to an audible GPS), but for others it might be helpful.
I agree that they definitely need to come up with a better marketing video. But it’s exciting to see how technology has provided the visually impaired with yet another option. I’m sure even more improvements will be coming along in the future.
Very cool!!