The Kenya Union of the Blind has unveiled an advanced smart cane for the visually impaired and blind to enable them to navigate safely in their surroundings. The smart cane is quite similar to the ...

North Carolina Central University researchers are testing smart canes aimed at helping blind or visually impaired people. Standard folding canes are used to scan or detect things around a person, like ...

WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a "smart cane" for visually impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and ...

Intel-owned Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) provider with a globally popular trip planning app, has partnered with WeWALK, a smart cane company, to help visually impaired people reach their ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A new, affordable smart cane guides people with visual impairments safely and efficiently through their environments, say researchers.

“Did you read that story in the Stanford Report about the affordable ‘smart cane’ that uses robotics? Wasn’t it cool?” Whenever articles about disability technology come out, I’m asked for my thoughts ...

Friday’s third annual East Texas White Cane Day at Bergfeld Park celebrated the resilience of individuals with visual ...

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Thanks to sensors, smart canes for the blind can now even detect overhead obstacles and navigate through crowds, enabling new possibilities for independent living. BREAKING — Ukrainian President ...