The crosswalk on a road in front of the Ohio State School for the Blind looks like one that might be found at any intersection. But the white stripes at the edges are made with “smart paint”–and if a ...

DETROITDETROIT — A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles. An engineering professor and five students at Central Michigan ...

The Can Go cane, which has a partnership with AT&T, includes cellular connectivity and GPS tracking so caretakers can keep tabs on loved ones. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous ...

Canes and guide dogs are useful for the blind, to be sure, but they’re far from perfect. Enter the next generation of guidance for the blind: the Smart Cane, a cane-like device that senses obstacles ...

A white cane that gets tapped along the ground is certainly a great help to the visually-impaired, but is there room for improvement? The youthful entrepreneurs at Turkey's Young Guru Academy (YGA) ...

TDK offers a WeWALK Smart Cane 2 giveaway at its CES 2025 booth #15815* SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) is presenting in its CES 2025 Booth #15815 how TDK ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New technology is providing high-tech help for those who are visually impaired. The "Wewalk" smart cane is on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. It's the first ...

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.

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 ...

Our last crowdfunding roundup had health-tracking body suits, bed covers and glow-in-the-dark headphones, as well as some more standard health monitoring devices. The last few weeks have been a little ...

When you’re blind, navigating the world involves more than avoiding physical obstacles. Just as important is navigating your social relationships, which can be a challenge when you’re not always sure ...

For the past several years, various research institutions and organizations have been experimenting with electronic “white canes” for the blind. One of these was the ultrasound-enabled UltraCane, ...