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Harvard engineers develop smartphone app to aid navigation for people with blindness

In a study of 14 volunteers, the app cut outdoor route times by about 13% and reduced indoor obstacle contact by about 41%, researchers said.

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For people with blindness or who have low vision, moving around independently is a daily challenge. Harvard researchers have developed a new tool that could help such people navigate more quickly and safely, using nothing but a device they likely already have – a smartphone.

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TechXplore broke the news in Douglas, United Kingdom on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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