Accessible Wearable Image Sensors

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group Boasts a Ring Camera Design

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group has been working on a prototype device called the Ring Camera. This innovation is essentially a wearable image sensor worn on a finger that captures surrounding visual information and converts it into audio feedback via a connected smartphone. The goal of this venture is to help people with visual impairments read signs and maps, identify product packaging, detect obstacles, and understand traffic signals while keeping both hands free.

The Ring Camera, thus, addresses a key limitation of existing smartphone-based assistive technologies, which require the user to hold the device in one hand. As such, the innovation promises a more effortless and seamless experience. The ring form factor is discreet and can be worn as a piece of fashion, as well.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group is collaborating on this innovation with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, which actively incorporates feedback from people with disabilities throughout the process.

Image Credit: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group

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