class: middle, center Project Lighthouse ![](lighthouse.jpeg) David Teller (Yoric) --- class:middle - ~285 millions vision-impaired people over the world (~20 millions in the US) - 90% live in low-income Can we help them? --- # Problem: Identifying items - **Groceries** - Medications - Clothes .center[![](groceries-smaller.jpg)] --- class: center, middle # Demo time --- # Current status - Team: 1 UX, 2 devs, 2 EPM, 2 EM - User Testing: ~25 users - Competition: either $1000+ or requires a smartphone - Prototype cost: ~$80 - Industrial cost estimate: ~$50 including S&H --- # What's next? ## Userbase - Alzheimer's patients ## Uses - OCR - Recognizing logos - Connecting with Volunteers - Deep Learning?