yaR — AI Pendant
Runner-Up james dyson award sg 2024, 5+ product iterations with users, Open fully open-sourced.
Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped
Visit site ↗yaR is an AI hardware project developed in collaboration with the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH). It's backed by 1517 Fund and won the James Dyson Award 2024 (Singapore National Runner-Up).
The Problem
Visually impaired individuals struggle to understand their physical surroundings independently. Existing assistive tools are expensive, bulky, or limited in what they can describe.
What We Built
We built a compact AI-powered pendant that uses computer vision and natural language to describe surroundings in real-time audio. It went through 5+ iterations with real SAVH users and is fully open-sourced.
Features
- Real-time scene understanding via computer vision
- Natural language audio descriptions of surroundings
- Compact wearable pendant form factor
- 5+ product iterations with real visually impaired users
- Fully open-sourced hardware and software on GitHub
Tech Stack
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