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Visual AID: ORCAM. b y Andrey Gaganov. OrCam – what is it?. A small computer wired to a clip-on eyeglass camera. OrCam – what does it do?. Recognizes useful visual information Employs memory for: text, objects, etc. Regions U ses motion Use of AI algorithms Developed by OrCam
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Visual AID: ORCAM by Andrey Gaganov
OrCam – what is it? • A small computer wired to a clip-on eyeglass camera
OrCam – what does it do? • Recognizes useful visual information • Employs memory for: text, objects, etc. • Regions • Uses motion • Use of AI algorithms • Developed by OrCam • No relation to OrcamSystems
Miscellaneous info • Revealed in August 2013 • Marketed in the US in 2013 • For users over 18 • Plans for later in 2013, 2014 • Quite expensive • Different from Argus II
List of references • A brief demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_C1iKIqi_o • An extensive video the oral presentation was based on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnW7qPFHeI • More on the device: http://israel21c.org/health/new-orcam-device-turns-the-world-into-speech-for-the-blind/ • More about the device and the developers: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/science/israeli-start-up-gives-visually-impaired-a-way-to-read.html?ref=technology • On the developer’s founder: http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~shashua/