VisionMate is an assistive technology project designed to empower visually impaired individuals by providing smart, real-time guidance for safer and more independent navigation.
VisionMate aims to integrate advanced computer vision, text recognition, and speech technologies to help users:
- Identify objects and surroundings
- Read printed or handwritten text aloud
- Provide real-time feedback through a simple, user-friendly interface
This is the early development and ideation phase. The repository will include prototypes, research notes, and starter code as the project progresses.
✅ Object detection using computer vision
✅ Text-to-speech functionality
✅ Speech-based user controls
✅ Environment awareness for obstacle detection
✅ Modular architecture for future feature integration
- Python – Core backend and computer vision
- OpenCV – Image processing and recognition
- Flask / Django – Backend framework (to be finalized)
- React.js / Flutter – Frontend or app interface
- MySQL – Data storage
- Google Cloud Vision API – (future integration)
- Text-to-Speech / Speech-to-Text APIs – Accessibility tools
🚧 Work in Progress: Only starter files and prototypes are included at this stage.
Clone the repository and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/kaushav07/VisionMate.git
cd VisionMate
pip install -r requirements.txt