If you can’t see with your eyes, a device just approved by the FDA will now help you see with your tongue. The BrainPort V100 from Wicab, a Middleton, Wisconsin firm, is a system that uses a camera attached to a pair of glasses and a small electronic sucker that sits on the tongue. The camera detects objects in front of the user, sending signals to the intraoral device that has an array of electrodes on the surface. These create a tingling sensation which can map what the camera is seeing onto the tongue, allowing the user to get a general idea of what’s ahead.
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