As scientists make slow and steady progress on sensors to help the blind see and move, this cane helps them say hi to friends. While the National Federation for the Blind is pushing to build an auto ...

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, ...

There's no doubt that a standard white cane can be quite helpful, but it isn't all that … interactive. The Glide device certainly appears to be, however, as it verbally and physically guides blind ...