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I have no vision whatsoever. 

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I can sometimes recognise

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light and dark,

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if the sun’s shining

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or where it’s lighter or warmer.

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I can recognise that.

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But not much else.

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I’m Lukas Hendry 

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from Düdingen.

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I’m a pilot in the Sight Guide

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team at the Cybathlon.

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We’re fulfilling the requirements 

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of the visual task –

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that means everything to do with

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everyday problems and tasks

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for blind people.

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The Sight Guide team consists of

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five PhD students

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from ETH, UZH and ZHAW.

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We’re taking part in

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the Vision Assistance Race.

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We’ve developed a system

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consisting mainly of cameras

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and a computer,

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all worn by the pilot.

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The system analyses

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the environment

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and recognises

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the various goals 

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or obstacles,

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then gives the pilot

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information about

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what they need to do

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to solve a task

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via audio signals or vibrations.

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There are three tasks.

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Here, the pilot

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has to navigate

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an obstacle course

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without touching

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any of the obstacles.

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It’s exciting, because

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he’s not allowed to use a cane

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and can only navigate using

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information received from the system.

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In one task,

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the pilot has to sort T-shirts

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by colour and brightness.

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One of the most important aids

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is the camera,

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which captures the situation

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and recognises various objects,

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such as colours or writing.

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During our development process,

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we first considered

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how we could solve

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each task

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in the competition

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from a technical perspective.

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Then we shared our ideas

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with Lukas, our pilot,

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and discussed

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whether he thought

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they would work.

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As soon as he gave us

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the green light, we began

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the technical implementation.

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Once it was working

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well enough to test,

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we tested it with the right pilot

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– that’s Lukas.

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I competed in two Paralympics,

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in athletics,

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and hold the Swiss record

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for the long jump, 6.01 metres.

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I’m the competitive type.

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The main goal is obviously

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to reach the final.

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I’d say we want to be

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in the top three.

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And even...

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It would be great

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if we could win the whole thing.