While very true, this is kinda using vision to replace other senses :) E.g. touch here, and sound (reading vibration via laser / optics). Both of which we can

While very true, this is kinda using vision to replace other senses :) E.g. touch here, and sound (reading vibration via laser / optics). Both of which we can also do, but to very fuzzy degrees (thing visibly squishes -> almost definitely under pressure. surface appears to be vibrating -> probably making noise). We don't have much for vision -> taste though (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_spectroscopy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_spectroscopy).