[mlang79]

Yes, lidar is probably a game changer for (indoor) navigation apps for blind people. However, I have yet to see a prototype which surpasses my own hearing. We shouldnt be too intusiastic about technologies coming up, and forgetting the skillset a human has already built-in... Tech is not always helpful, sometimes it is just an artificial gap between you and the rest of the world.

[syllablehq]

Totally agree about tech not always helpful. Maybe this wouldn’t be helpful for folks who are already skilled at echolocation. Maybe it would be a gateway to learn it, or would be helpful for folks who were not skilled at it for whatever reason? Not sure, of course would need to test and work with folks as it’s developed.

But I know I was able to “virtually echolocate” playing a game to navigate a maze with no previous experience and I thought that was cool.