thomashart17/magicglove

Magic glove for the blind. Created for Hack Western 9.

MagicGlove ✨

The Magic Glove is an assistive device for people who are blind or visually impaired. Created for Hack Western 9.

Our Mission 🏃‍♂‍

The healthcare industry has an extreme lack of assistive devices in healthcare for people who are blind or visually impaired. Thus, we wanted to create a device that is affordable, sleek, and innovative.

The Features 🔮

The sleek design is compact with three useful features:

1. Spatial Orientation: Notifies the user of nearby obstructions to avoid accidents or tripping.
2. Colour Recognition: Helps users with daily life tasks including grocery shopping, clothing organizing, and more.
3. Light Detection: Notifies people who are totally blind (18% of the blind community) and cannot perceive light if the lights in a room are on or off.

Tech Stack 👾

Software: Python, OpenCV, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3, Camera for Raspberry Pi, Ultrasonic Range Sensor, Buzzer, Photoresistors, Push Buttons