ABSTRACT
We all experienced quarantine in 2020 and this experience is especially challenging for visually impaired individuals. I aim to develop a robot to enhance their lives during their isolation from society. Around Us is a human interactive robot that uses sensor input to inform them of surrounding information at home through touch and sound, so users can be in a safe, entertaining, and comfortable living environment.
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