Episode 51: The Augmented Cane

We're always interested here at Sight and Sound Technology in keeping up with innovations in the orientation and mobility space and looking at some of the emerging technology that may impact on how we travel in the future. On this episode, Stuart is joined by Arjun Tambe, who is one of a group of researchers in Stanford University, who are working on the Augmented Cane. The Augmented cane uses sensors to detect obstacles. It guides the user away from obstacles, including those at head height and hazards on the ground. A wheel steers the user along the safest route.