Yantao Shen, University of evada, Reno (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Reno

Yantao Shen, University of evada, Reno

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Yantao Shen, a biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno, is developing a hand-worn robotic device that may help millions of blind and visually impaired people navigate past movable obstacles or assist in their ability to pre-locate, pre-sense and grasp an object.

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Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno

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