“An assistive device for visually imparied people, it measures the distance between the user’s wrist to obstacles and vibrates proportionally
The new version of an open source assistive device for visually imparied people, It measures the distance between the user’s wrist and an obstacle and vibrates with intensity proportional to the distance. It is battery powered (there is a small Lipo inside, that you can recharge with a microUSB cable), quite compact, and both the body and the bracelet can be 3D Printed. It can be useful for situations where a white cane is less practical (crowded places, places like inside a tram or metro, ecc).
This is a wristband that can help for visually imparied people,.
The idea is that you have it on your wrist, and it vibrates when it is pointed to anyobject closer than 4 meters. And it will signal that by vibtrating (thanks to its internal vibrating disc), with a frequency proportional to the distance.
It can be useful for situations where a white cane is less practical (crowded places, places like inside a tram or metro, ecc).
The design is quite simple, Open Source, both the body and the bracelet can be 3D Printed, and 3d files / firmware is free to download, modify, and experiment with.”