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COMPONENTS USED - Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (the mini computer) - Pi Camera 3 (the eyes) - A push button (to start everything) - MAX98357A amplifier and speaker (for sound) - A Battery Pack - Old pair

Optos is a portable device that uses a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a Pi Camera 3 to assist visually impaired individuals by capturing images and analyzing them with AI. The device processes the images through Google's Gemini AI to describe the surroundings and converts this information into speech using OpenAI's text-to-speech service. It is battery-operated, quick, and effective in helping users understand their environment accurately.

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COMPONENTS USED - Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (the mini computer) - Pi Camera 3 (the eyes) - A push button (to start everything) - MAX98357A amplifier and speaker (for sound) - A Battery Pack - Old pair

Optos is a portable device that uses a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a Pi Camera 3 to assist visually impaired individuals by capturing images and analyzing them with AI. The device processes the images through Google's Gemini AI to describe the surroundings and converts this information into speech using OpenAI's text-to-speech service. It is battery-operated, quick, and effective in helping users understand their environment accurately.

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Aliyah Bhatnagar
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COMPONENTS USED

- Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (the mini


computer)
- Pi Camera 3 (the eyes)
- A push button (to start everything)
- MAX98357A amplifier and speaker
(for sound)
- A Battery Pack
- Old pair of spectacles

HOW DOES IT WORK?


Step 1: Getting Started
When we start Optos, its computer, the Raspberry Pi Zero loads
our main program automatically and connects to the internet
using WiFi.
Press the button connected to the Raspberry Pi
The Pi detects this button press through its GPIO pins
This triggers our Python program to start working

Step 2: Taking the Picture


The Pi Camera 3 turns on
It quickly takes a photo
The photo is saved temporarily on the Pi
Our program prepares the image to be sent to AI

Step 3: AI Image Analysis


The photo is sent to Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash AI
Gemini is a really smart AI that can:
- Describe what's in the picture
- Spot any potential dangers
- Identify important objects
- Read any text it sees
The AI writes a clear description of everything it sees

Step 4: Converting to Speech


The AI's description is sent to OpenAI's text-to-speech service
This AI turns the written description into natural-sounding
speech
The speech file is sent back to our Pi

Step 5: Playing the Sound


The Pi receives the audio file
It sends the sound to the MAX98357A amplifier
The amplifier makes the sound stronger
The speaker or headphones plays the description out loud
BENEFITS OF OPTOS
- Helps people who are blind understand
their surroundings
- Works quickly - usually takes just a few
seconds
- Can be used anywhere there's internet
- Completely portable - runs on battery
power
- Very accurate thanks to advanced AI

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