Snapberry,
Help the blind hear the world.
Snapberry is a Raspberry Pi project creating an assistant I.o.T. device for the blind to hear the world. It's built with camera, Raspberry Pi, and speaker. The scene captured by the camera is translated into words description by Microsoft vision API and then read out with the speaker.
Elements
- Camera
- RaspberryPi
- Speaker
1. Spectacles as Camera
Spectacles by Snap Inc. has special appearance with two cameras on both sides. This feature naturally fits the needs of cameras in this project Snapberry. Isn't it cool to extend Spectacles usage to cover new users and new market?
2. Raspberry Pi
In this project, Raspberry Pi is utilized as the server to process captured photos. The server is built with Node.js and Express.
3. Wireless Earbuds as Speaker
The words description of the scene is generated by Microsoft vision API and then read out from the speaker. Wireless earbuds like AirPods, Bragi, BeatsX can be used for the blind to hear the scene description.
