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 # The Toyota Effect: Project BLAID

 


 

 Mar 10, 2016 10:35 AM ET

 Toyota believes everyone should be able to move freely and safely. This is why Toyota engineers and the Toyota Partner Robot Group have collaborated for 4 years with leading organizations and members of the blind community, to better understand the mobility needs of the visually impaired. The result is Project BLAID—a wearable mobility device for the blind and vision impaired that helps fill in the blanks left by canes, dogs and existing GPS devices.

*To read more about Project BLAID, [please click here](http://www.toyota.com/usa/story/effect/projectblaid.html).*



 

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