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A team at CIT has developed an imaging technique that identifies obstacles and signs and which will be welcome news for Ireland’s visually impaired, estimated by the World Health Organisation to be up to 200,000

NEW terrain-mapping devices, developed in Cork, will not only enable the visually impaired to detect and avoid obstacles, but will also be smart enough to read road signs and plan journeys.