OORION

OOrion is a French startup developing a tool aimed at helping blind and visually impaired people to identify, find, and locate elements (objects and texts) in the environment using the camera of the smartphone and computer vision algorithms. The app provides four fully instant and offline features, such as locating and guiding through objects and texts in the surroundings. Now, it also enables anyone to add their own personal objects to the AI. Currently, it is available in 32 languages on the App Store and has counted 7500 downloads. In the near future, a "Partner Space" in OOrion will enable any place welcoming visually impaired people to make themselves more accessible by using our five basic features. This is already the case for some Carrefour Stores and will very soon be the case for some urban facilities, hotels, and eventually some post offices, as a start.