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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Blind people using white canes are limited in how fast they can walk, as they have to wait for the tip of their cane to hit obstacles before going around them. The NextGuide cane is different, in that ...

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

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 ...

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Tech developers have introduced a pair of new AI-powered smart glasses to try to help the blind and other visually impaired people navigate the world. Dutch startup Envision, who in 2020 partnered ...

About 300 people gathered at the State House in Boston Friday for the White Cane Awareness Day hosted by the Massachusetts ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. KUB CEO Jackson Agufana(left), Sabwa Gedi(right). [Sharon Wanga, Standard] The Kenya Union of the Blind has unveiled an ...