Monday, December 3, 2012

Bat-inspired tech lets blind man ride mountain bike

A blind college student has successfully ridden a mountain bike down a trail with the help of bat-inspired technology that provides advanced warning of obstacles in the path so the rider can steer around them.
Dan Smith lost his sight a year ago due to Leber’s Optic Neuropathy, a rare condition that leads to loss of vision when cells in the optic nerve die, causing it to stop relaying information from the eyes to brain.

Bat-inspired tech lets blind man ride mountain bike - FutureTech on NBCNews.com

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