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Echolocation to help the blind navigate like bats
Feb 12 2008, Arpita Mukherjee

Bats use their ears as radars to receive sonic waves that help them navigate in the dark. The same method of echolocation has been pioneered to help blind children and adults to maneuver their movements. Visually impaired people are believed to be...

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