Response+Feb+16th

=What “digital innovation” do you feel best deserves the title of “revolutionary” and why?=

The I-Cane
The I-Cane is a digital innovation developed and looking for sponsors in The Netherlands as I'm writing this. This highly innovative cane will be able to help the 38.6 million blind and 285.3 million visually impaired people worldwide. The cane has a navigation option and an obstacle avoidance function that shows the user the direction of a clear path. The way it works is that there is a tactile arrow under the thumb of the user that moves towards the direction needed. The good thing about this is, that the hearing ability of the blind person is not disturbed so they can hear other important clues of surroundings such as traffic. The reason why this cane is revolutionary is that, while in the 80 years that the white cane for the blind exists, the only big change are the red stripes added to the cane, and the material of the stick. Therefore, the I-Cane is one of the first canes that uses digital technology to aid for an independant and self supporting future for the blind.

[|I-Cane's Website] [|Youtube Video on I-Cane]