Dublin - Despite being born imperfectly, Sinead Kane is not to be outdone. The visual impairment (blindness) that he experienced since childhood even served as a trigger to continue to be a better person.
Kane himself is an Irish blind athlete who just broke the Guinness World Record record after running 130 kilometers on a treadmill in a 12-hour timeframe.
Before successfully breaking this record, Kane has also scored a proud achievement. He has done a marathon on every continent for seven days.
Thanks to this achievement, she became the first blind woman to do so.
Quoted from page UPI.com, Wednesday (14/3/2018), this record breaking was done by Kane at Clayton Hotel Gym, Ireland. On the treadmill, Kane shows the strength of his foot that can marathon for 12 hours.
Kane must accept reality and can not see because it was born without iris. The power of vision was small, only five percent.
Through this ability and achievement makes Kane want to oppose the prejudice that the disabled, especially the blind can not do anything.
This achievement clearly proves that he managed to beat the record that has been recorded previously.
Advanced Tools for the Blind
Speaking of vision problems, Japanese auto giant Toyota created a tool that can be used by people with visual impairment to move more freely. The tool under development is called Project Blaid.
"But when it is officially launched, the device will fill the void of blind helpers such as walking sticks, guide dogs and GPS, by giving users additional information about the area around them," the company said.
This tool is not a substitute for guiding dogs or other blind help, but as a helper of existing methods.
Users use tools on the shoulders, and help navigate indoors, such as offices, malls by directing them to specific places like toilets, doors, stairs and escalators.
This device has a camera capable of detecting the surrounding area and verbally notifying users via loudspeakers.
In addition, users can also interact with tools with voice recognition and control buttons. Toyota even plans to develop the tool with functions such as integrated mapping, object recognition and face recognition.
"Toyota is more than just cars and trucks of quality," said Doug Moore, manager of robotics partners at Toyota.
"We believe in having responsibility in the challenges of mobility, including helping people with the limitations to do something."
"We believe this project has the potential to enrich the lives of the visually impaired," he continued.
This is a sustainable project, and the tool is still under development. But we have not been able to give a specific date for the tool, "said a Toyota spokesman told the Daily Mail.
"This product is still under development, so it's too early to disclose the price, but our commitment is to make it affordable for users."
