Dutch army equipped with vibrating belts for hands-free navigation

Navigation belt

The belt has seven vibrating motors to enlighten the wearer

Elitac Wearables

Dutch troopers are being kitted out with a belt that lets in them to sense the positioning of waypoints, offering intuitive, fingers-free directions.

Haptic navigation tools, which knowledge the wearer thru vibration, were researched as a doubtless abet for other folks with visual impairments, but are additionally of curiosity to the military. A firm known as Elitac Wearables in Utrecht, the Netherlands, has delivered the major real product, promoting 20 of its Mission Navigation Belts to the Royal Netherlands Navy this month for an undisclosed price.

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