A clear path through unfamiliar indoor spaces
UNav provides turn-by-turn guidance inside hospitals, transit stations, campuses, and other complex environments where conventional GPS cannot reliably reach. A user can take a photo with a smartphone, determine their location, choose a destination, and receive guidance along the route.
It was designed with and for people who are blind or have low vision. That starting point reflects a larger principle championed by John-Ross Rizzo and the research team: access should mean completing everyday tasks with comparable efficiency, confidence, and independence—not asking people with disabilities to absorb extra time, vigilance, and cognitive burden because an environment was not designed for them.