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6th November 2017 - Link Blog

How technology helped a blind athlete run free at the New York Marathon. Fascinating piece on technology to help blind people better navigate the world—combing GPS and chest-mounted ultrasonic sonar.

Posted 6th November 2017 at 4:58 pm

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