Laser Walking Cane For The Blind

Developing safer alternatives since 2010 the ultracane is a primary electronic mobility aid for use by people who are blind or visually impaired and is the only electronic mobility aid that utilises state of the art narrow beam technology allowing the user to safely avoid obstacles and navigate around them both in the user s forward.

Laser walking cane for the blind.

Shaft is made of white powder coated 7 8 aluminum tube with push button red adjustment leg adjusts from 30 39 4 5 out of 5 stars 11. Walking cane offset blind cane has comfortable grey foam handle with strap. Once the cane detects the obstacle or drop off using the laser beams it will produce a specific audio signal. The laser provides a visual cue that prompts users to increase their stride length helping to make walking smooth again for people with parkinson s disease or other neurological conditions.

The lasercane projects a safe obstacle free visual cue which can enable parkinson s patients and others to break freezing episodes and increase stride length. A researcher is developing a white cane for the blind that creates a model of its environment using a laser range finding sensor. Upon receipt of this order engineers at bionic instruments inc once again redesigned the cane tested a prototype with approximately 35 blind travelers and in march 1974 delivered the 35 c 5 laser canes. Laser walking cane brand.

1 8 out of 5 stars 3 ratings. This is an electronic cane that uses invisible laser beams to detect obstacles drop offs and similar hazards in the surroundings. Canes for the blind blinds for sale. The laser walking cane is an adapted walking cane that provides a bright visual cue to help stop freezing episodes during walking.

Guide dogs queensland has begun trials of a laser guided walking cane and plans to soon test a prototype batcane that uses sonar technology to warn the blind of obstacles. This is certainly an improvement over the laser canes. We don t know when or if this item will be back in stock. The cane has three distinct audio signals.

Customers also shopped for. Veterans administration ordered 35 more canes so that a more signifi cant study could be performed. Every step you take a bright laser line is projected right in front of you. Page 1 of 1.

Parkinson s als stroke psp multiple sclerosis brain injuries balance disorders and msa the laser cane utilizes laser technology to provide a target to. The ultracane an award winning primary mobility aid. For instance the laser cane shown left is one of the first types of walking canes to begin utilizing laser technology designed specifically to adress the walking needs of individuals with various neurological conditions such as. Each one indicates a specific distance.