You can help check out revolutionary smart cane for the visually impaired on indiegogo.
Smart cane for blind.
Blind man develops smart cane that uses google maps and sensors to identify one s surroundings.
Today i want to sort of continue the theme by looking at technological aids for the blind or visually impaired.
The national federation of the blind in the united states affirms that the lightness and greater length of the straight canes allows greater mobility and safety though collapsible canes can be stored with more ease giving them advantage in crowded areas such as classrooms and public events.
White canes can be either collapsible or straight with both versions having pros and cons.
Blind people wish to walk around on their own without anyone else s assistance and this can be achieved with great benefit by owning a bawa cane.
Smart cane for blind and visually impaired people safe independent mobility and dignity.
Mckinley corbley sep 3 2019.
The cane will update with new features as they come online much the way smartphones do.
Last week i wrote about martina caironi and prosthetic limbs.
A slew of apps and other technologies for the blind and visually impaired have been released in recent years.
Called wewalk the device is equipped with built in speakers smartphone integration and.
We envision bawa cane to be the centre of all things for a blind and visually impaired person from how they move how they commute to how they interact with other people and smart devices.
A white cane that uses smart technology aims to help visually impaired people navigate their surroundings.
Revolutionizing mobility for visually impaired folks worldwide.
Get blind friendly navigation.
Many readers will have smartphones in their hands and smartmeters in their homes but i would like to.
Wewalk smart cane has free mobile applications for ios and android.
You can save your favorite places and get turn by turn and clockwise navigation through the cane while your phone is in your pocket.