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Exploring the Use of VLMs for Navigation Assistance for People with Blindness and Low Vision

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Main Authors:	Li, Yu, Zheng, Yuchen, Hamilton-Fletcher, Giles, Mezzavilla, Marco, Wang, Yao, Rangan, Sundeep, Porfiri, Maurizio, Yu, Zhou, Rizzo, John-Ross
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Artificial Intelligence Robotics
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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