Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · Indonesia
Universitas Airlangga team's AI smart glasses for blind users reach 39th PIMNAS final
A Universitas Airlangga student team has qualified for the final of the 39th PIMNAS, a national student science week, with a wearable generative AI system for visually impaired people.
Why it matters: Universitas Airlangga's NyxAId student team has qualified for the 39th PIMNAS final with its AI-based assistive glasses for blind users.
Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) reported that its student team NyxAId has created an assistive system for visually impaired people that combines wearable technology with generative artificial intelligence.
According to the university, the team was prompted by the limited access blind people have to medical information in a form suited to them.
The university said the project has qualified for the final round of the 39th Pekan Ilmiah Mahasiswa Nasional (PIMNAS, National Student Scientific Week).
The university described NyxAId as a Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa Karsa Cipta (PKM-KC) team.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
For Universitas Airlangga and its NyxAId student team, the wearable generative AI system for blind users has secured a place in the final round of the 39th PIMNAS.
