People who are visually impaired often find it challenging to navigate our busy and congested society. Fortunately, these people's lives have been greatly improved because to technological innovation.
A new high-tech alternative, developed by an Austrian firm called Tech-Innovation, is now available to the vision impaired, complementing canes and service dogs.
A startup has developed a pair of shoes equipped with a sensor that can identify obstacles and notify the sight handicapped via vibration or sound.
The sensors in the InnoMake device respond to obstacles sensed within a range of half a meter to four meters. The sensor is designed to fit into a certain opening on the shoe and is powered by a rechargeable battery that may be used for up to seven days without recharging. The charging time for the battery is a mere three hours.
An accompanying app is available for free with the shoes and sensor. Among its many configuration options is the ability to choose the minimum distance from an item before an alarm is triggered.
If you're curious about what happens when it rains or snows, the makers of the sensor took that into consideration and designed it water-resistant. Users who choose the intelligent mode may set it so that the sensor turns off while they're sitting and turns it back on when it detects motion.
You may try on the shoes at a number of stores across Austria before you purchase them.
This invention is absolutely going to change your life.
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