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  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491254_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491252_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS:.lumen co-founder Cornel Amariei

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491250_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users Testing

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491248_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491245_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491241_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491238_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491233_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491228_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491225_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491192_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491187_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491182_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • AI headset for guiding the blind
    DUKAS_164491176_FER
    AI headset for guiding the blind
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Blind 1 

    Ref 15452

    08/01/2024

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: .lumen

    An AI equipped headset for the blind that maps the world and gives feedback to guide them using movement and sounds is set to hit the market this year.

    Romanian startup .lumen says the device uses similar technology to that used by self-drive vehicles such as cameras and range measuring LIDAR, only scaled down.

    The device , called officially .lumen Glasses, behaves like a virtual guide dog.

    Once the user puts them on, they become capable of acknowledging their position and movements in 3D, understand where they are and how they can interact with the environment around them.

    They can ask the headset to take them to a destination such as supermarket, bus stop or when out to return home.

    Because it is continually scanning the surrounding environment it knows to look out for and avoid obstacles.

    As well as guiding, the device can read product labels to aid shopping.

    A spokesperson explained: “If until now the dog used to guide his owner by pulling his hand, .lumen will do the same, except that the focus will shift from the hand to the forehead. “

    OPS: The .lumen Glasses headset uses AI , cameras and LIDAR to guide users .

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217114_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind

    Pictue supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217113_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind

    Pictue supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217111_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind. A graphic showing the area covered by the belt (top) as opposed to a traditionak white stick.(bottom)

    Pictue supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217108_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind

    Pictue supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217094_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind can be linked to a companion app for GPS guidance

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    DUKAS_163217093_FER
    Belt to help the blind navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Belt 1 

    Ref 15331

    28/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures MUST credit: AI Guided

    A belt which gives off vibrations to help blind people negotiate the world, has been created,

    Called the GUIDi, it guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.

    It can also be linked to GPS on a companion app for route guidance to a particular destination.

    It has been made Hong Kong assisted mobility company AI Guided.

    It is not yet on sale but the firm is offering the belt in a free trial for potential users.

    GUIDI incorporates a forward-facing dual-camera module, a microprocessor/electronics module in the back, and two haptic feedback units on either side.

    As the user walks, the two eight-megapixel cameras scan their surroundings.

    AI-based software on the microprocessor analyses the video in real time, detecting and identifying items such as trees, sign posts and litter bins.

    The GUIDi responds by silently activating the relevant haptic feedback units which vibrate to let the user know when an obstacle is present.

    OPS: The GUIDI belt for the blind

    Pictue supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • dukas 162258718 fer
    DUKAS_162258718_FER
    dukas 162258718 fer
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Guide dog 1

    Ref 15248

    01/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures must credit:Unitree

    Engineers are developing a programme for four legged robot that could one day  see it take over from guide dogs to help the blind and partially sighted.

    It would be able to guide users safely around the streets like a real canine but could  also interact by having conversations.

    More importantly, a guide dog, known as a seeing-eye dog in the USA, can cost up to $50,000 USD  / €47.400 euros in the States to train while the owner must pay the usual upkeep for food and vet bills.

    The robot being tested is an A1 model quadruped made by Chinese company Unitree and costs around $15,000 USD / €14.200 euros.

    That is still a big saving but more basic robots are available for a tenth of that.

    A team at Binghamton University, New York State,  in the USA led by Assistant Professor Shiqi Zhang  presented a demonstration in which the robot dog led a person around a lab hallway, confidently and carefully responding to directive input.

    OPS: The guide dog being developed by the university team uses this A1 quadruped made by Chinese company Unitree

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • dukas 162258717 fer
    DUKAS_162258717_FER
    dukas 162258717 fer
    Ferrari Press Agency

    Guide dog 1

    Ref 15248

    01/11/2023

    See Ferrari text

    Pictures must credit:Stephen Folkerts / Binghamton University

    Engineers are developing a programme for four legged robot that could one day  see it take over from guide dogs to help the blind and partially sighted.

    It would be able to guide users safely around the streets like a real canine but could  also interact by having conversations.

    More importantly, a guide dog, known as a seeing-eye dog in the USA, can cost up to $50,000 USD  / €47.400 euros in the States to train while the owner must pay the usual upkeep for food and vet bills.

    The robot being tested is an A1 model quadruped made by Chinese company Unitree and costs around $15,000 USD / €14.200 euros.

    That is still a big saving but more basic robots are available for a tenth of that.

    A team at Binghamton University, New York State,  in the USA led by Assistant Professor Shiqi Zhang  presented a demonstration in which the robot dog led a person around a lab hallway, confidently and carefully responding to directive input.

    OPS: The guide dog being developed by the university team on test attached to a lead.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari
    (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Bat-inspired glasses for the blind to help navigate the world
    DUKAS_162041086_FER
    Bat-inspired glasses for the blind to help navigate the world
    Ferrari Press Agency

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    A pair of bat-inspired glasses that help bind people to locate objects using sound waves has been developed by scientists.

    The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision.

    Bats’ use of echolocation to bounce sounds they make off of objects so that they avoid obstacles in flight and locate prey.

    The new smart glasses transform visual information into unique sound representations that help blind and vision-impaired people to navigate their surroundings.

    The new smart glasses, called a foveated audio device or FAD for short, . comprised a set of augmented reality glasses and an OPPO-brand Android phone.

    Audio input and camera head tracking was run using an online games engine by a company called Unity .

    This enabled the FAD to turn objects into distinct sound icons when they entered the device’s field of view.

    The researchers, from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, tested the glasses on 14 adult volunteers.
    OPS: A research team member who is blind uses the acoustic touch smart glasses to locate and reach for a bowl ont a table.

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    A pair of bat-inspired glasses that help bind people to locate objects using sound waves has been developed by scientists.

    The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision.

    Bats’ use of echolocation to bounce sounds they make off of objects so that they avoid obstacles in flight and locate prey.

    The new smart glasses transform visual information into unique sound representations that help blind and vision-impaired people to navigate their surroundings.

    The new smart glasses, called a foveated audio device or FAD for short, . comprised a set of augmented reality glasses and an OPPO-brand Android phone.

    Audio input and camera head tracking was run using an online games engine by a company called Unity .

    This enabled the FAD to turn objects into distinct sound icons when they entered the device’s field of view.

    The researchers, from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, tested the glasses on 14 adult volunteers.
    OPS: A research team member who is blind uses the acoustic touch smart glasses to locate and reach for a bowl ont a table.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University bwinf teasted in the lab by researcher Barclay Jumet (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University on a GPS electric scooter ride test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University ona GPS walking test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University on a GPS electric scooter ride test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University. Cells on the sleeve are inflated to give commands (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University on a GPS electric scooter ride test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    A fabric wearable device that “taps” a user’s wrist with pressurised air, silently helping them navigate to a destination could be a game changing aid for the blind.
    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University on a GPS electric scooter ride test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University ona GPS walking test around the streets on Houston, Texas. (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    It could also help deaf people unable to hear satellite navigation commands.
    The wearable , in a simple arm sleeve, embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics.
    Visual and auditory cues like a flashing light on a dashboard or the ping of a new text message can effectively transmit information.
    But many people are overwhelmed by such cues in their daily lives—and with too many notifications conveyed the same way, information can get lost in the clutter.
    Touch-based stimuli known as haptics use sensations or cues based on pressure applied to the skin could be an alternative.
    But devices that use haptics are rare since they usually require bulky hardware.
    Now a team at the USA’s Rice University in Houston, Texas, has developed a lightweight comfortable wearable GPS device from textile materials that can be worn on a user’s arm.

    OPS: The wearable sleeve developed at Rice University bwinf teasted in the lab by researcher Barclay Jumet (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood with the cap that restored her eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood with the cap that restored her eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: The cap that restored Dr Lynley Hood's eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood with the cap that restored her eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood with the cap that restored her eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood

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    An elderly woman has had her eyesight restored — after being treated for back pain.
    It is being hailed a “scientific miracle” by scientists involved in the treatment.
    Author Dr Lynley Hood , 80, from New Zealand, had suffered from an acute form of glaucoma for more than a decade.
    She had no central vision in her left eye while her right eye was like seeing the world through TV static and it was difficult for her to adapt to changing light conditions.
    It had effectively stopped her from reading and writing and she had to give up her work as an award-winning author and was warned her eyesight would never improve.

    Her life-changing moment came after she fractured her pelvis in a fall in 2020, and since then had suffered severe lower back pain.

    Because of her pain she volunteered for a chronic pain treatment research project at the country’s University of Otago.
    Treatment involved her wearing a cap wired with electrodes that stimulate the brain with electrical currents.

    OPS: Dr Lynley Hood with the cap that restroed her eyesight and Dr Divya Adhia

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    Blind Channel of Finnland performs during the Second-Semi-Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on May 20th, 2021.
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    Blind Channel of Finnland performs during the Second-Semi-Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on May 20th, 2021.
    65th Eurovision Song Contest, Semi Final 2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 20 May 2021

    (c) Dukas

     

  • ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
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    ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rolf Klatt/Shutterstock (11910787cg)
    Blind Channel of Finnland performs during the Second-Semi-Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on May 20th, 2021.
    65th Eurovision Song Contest, Semi Final 2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 20 May 2021

    (c) Dukas

     

  • ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
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    ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rolf Klatt/Shutterstock (11910787ce)
    Blind Channel of Finnland performs during the Second-Semi-Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on May 20th, 2021.
    65th Eurovision Song Contest, Semi Final 2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 20 May 2021

    (c) Dukas

     

  • ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
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    ROYALS - ESC 2021: 2. Halbfinale
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rolf Klatt/Shutterstock (11910787cf)
    Blind Channel of Finnland performs during the Second-Semi-Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on May 20th, 2021.
    65th Eurovision Song Contest, Semi Final 2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 20 May 2021

    (c) Dukas

     

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