(SOUNDBITE) (English) VISUALLY IMPAIRED ENTREPRENEUR AND INVENTOR OF SMART CRANE KURSAT CEYLAN SAYING: “My name is Kursat Ceylan, I am blind from birth and co-founder of WeWalk technology’ This blind ...

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 ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) – White sticks used by the visually impaired to help them get about have had a hi-tech makeover, with a “smart cane” that doesn’t just detect obstacles but can also give users ...

Stanford University researchers have constructed a cane that could be of significant use to the blind or visually impaired. The cane costs about $400 and is augmented with the ability to self navigate ...

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 ...

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KUB CEO Jackson Agufana(left), Sabwa Gedi(right). [Sharon Wanga, Standard] The Kenya Union of the Blind has unveiled an advanced smart cane for the visually impaired and blind to enable them to ...

BARCELONA, June 29 (Reuters) - White sticks used by the visually impaired to help them get about have had a hi-tech makeover, with a "smart cane" that doesn't just detect obstacles but can also give ...