Samriddha Drishti

Key Features

👩‍🦯 Smart Blind Stick Prototype

Detects ground level obstacles with ultrasonic and infrared sensors, vibration alerts, and SOS support. Works standalone or in sync with Samriddha Drishti glasses.

🌍 Multilingual Voice Support

Supports major Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali — ensuring accessibility for everyone.

🧠 Scene Understanding & Visual Q&A

Experience real-time scene descriptions and instant answers to visual questions using computer Vision AI — helping users perceive and understand their surroundings effortlessly, indoors or outdoors.

🧾 Text Reading (OCR)

Read documents, signs, menus, and currency with high-speed OCR.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Face & QR Recognition

Identify known faces and scan QR codes with spoken output.

🧭 Navigation Assistant

AI-powered navigation with real-time object detection and audio direction.

How Samriddha Drishti Works

Samriddha Drishti is a seamless integration of smart glasses and a smart blind stick. Together, they empower visually impaired individuals to navigate independently, interact confidently, and understand their surroundings — all in real time.

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Step 1 – Wear & Connect

Put on the smart glasses and power on the smart blind stick. Both devices connect to the Samriddha Drishti mobile app, which acts as the central processing hub. This forms a unified assistive ecosystem.

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Step 2 – Voice Command & Touch Interaction

Speak naturally or press the button to control the system. Commands like “Describe surroundings”, “Read text”, or “Locate object” trigger instant AI responses.

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Step 3 – Scene Understanding

The smart glasses capture live video and process it using advanced AI. You receive real-time Navigation Assistance ,scene descriptions and object recognition via audio & haptic feedback.

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Step 4 – Text Reading

Simply point the camera at any text — documents, signs, or menus — and Samriddha Drishti reads it aloud instantly using high-accuracy OCR technology.

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Step 5 – Obstacle Detection

The smart blind stick detects obstacles through ultrasonic and infrared sensors. It vibrates or issues alerts to keep you safe while navigating.

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Step 6 – Freedom & Confidence

Together, the smart glasses and blind stick provide a powerful assistive ecosystem — enabling users to move with independence, awareness, and confidence.

Technology Stack

🔹 Hardware:
• Smart Glasses (Camera, Microphone, Speaker)
• Smart Blind Stick (Ultrasonic Sensors, Infrared Sensor, Vibration Motor, SOS Button)

🔹 AI Models:
• Gemini Pro Vision – Scene Description & Visual QA
• BLIP – Image Captioning & Visual Question Answering
• YOLOv8 (Mobile Optimized) – Object & Obstacle Detection
• Multilayer AI System

🔹 Software Platform:
• Python, OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch
• Android Integration (Chaquo, Pydroid 3)
• Text-to-Speech: Android-native + pyttsx3

🔹 Offline Support:
• Navigation (YOLOv8 + HVLM), Visual Q&A (BLIP), Object Detection, Text Reading (OCR), and QR Recognition available without internet.

Our Mission

Samriddha Drishti envisions a world where visual impairment is no barrier to independence, safety, and opportunity. By merging AI, real-time processing, and intuitive design, we aim to empower millions of visually impaired individuals to navigate their world with confidence and dignity. Our mission is to build India’s first truly integrated accessibility ecosystem—a fusion of smart glasses and smart blind stick technology—bringing freedom and connection to every step they take.

Visually impaired person using AI-powered smart glasses

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Vision BehindSamriddha Drishti

Samriddha Drishti is an AI-powered vision assistant designed to empower the visually impaired with independence and confidence. Through smart assistive technology, it transforms everyday challenges into seamless experiences — enabling users to perceive, navigate, and interact with their surroundings effortlessly.

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