Description
WeWALK will assist you in your safe and fully-independent journey. The Perfect Pairing for Ultimate Visually Impaired Mobility
WeWALK smart cane, one of Time magazine’s 100 best inventions. The smart cane integrates with the WeWALK app on Android and iOS phones to revolutionize mobility for the visually impaired by enabling touch and voice commands for real-time navigation, advanced obstacle detection, and location capabilities. Unlike traditional canes that swing left and right to detect only obstacles on the ground, WeWALK’s advanced obstacle detection relies on ultrasonic sensors and vibrational feedback to alert the user about obstacles above chest level, such as tree branches.
Connecting the cane with a smart phone that can be kept in a pocket frees up one hand and lets the user swipe the cane’s touchpad or use voice commands to access the WeWALK app’s features for voice assistant, cane location, navigation using Google Maps, and saving locations to the app for later trips. The user can explore nearby popular places, tap a point of interest, and get there by using the navigation feature.
“The WeWALK smart cane is a life-changing device that enables those facing blindness or low vision to achieve greater and safer mobility than ever before possible,” said Bari Azman, founding partner of the Low Vision Shop. “The Low Vision Shop proudly supports the WeWALK movement to increase full and equal participation in social life. And now that WeWALK has joined Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility program to accelerate development of a human behavior model that measures mobility of the visually impaired, I’m confident that WeWALK will continue to expand its capabilities over time.”
WeWALK acts as a new handle when attached to any long cane and was designed to feel natural, allowing for normal cane usage. When walking, WeWALK vibrates to inform you of low-hanging obstacles that the bottom of a cane may typically miss, such as a sign or tree branch. Additionally, pair your cane to the WeWALK app on your iOS or Android device via Bluetooth to make use of WeWALK’s smart features.
- Find Your Location: Finding your current location and discovering, saving, and navigating to new locations. all controlled from the app or cane. We have a special layer built on top of mapping services that provides more accessible navigation. Voice feedback can come from the cane’s speaker or via a Bluetooth headset.
- Check Public transport, Use voice assistant: Finding your current location and discovering, saving, and navigating to new locations. all controlled from the app or cane. We have a special layer built on top of mapping services that provides more accessible navigation. Voice feedback can come from the cane’s speaker or via a Bluetooth headset.
- Use voice alert to find your cane: Finding your cane using your phone and vice versa by playing a sound on each. Setting the obstacle detection distance and changing cane settings such as the sound level.
- The WeWALK Smartphone App: The WeWALK Smartphone App is free to download on iOS and Android, and we want everyone in the visually impaired community and beyond to try it. Get a revolutionary new navigation experience instantly by downloading the WeWALK App.
- Low Vision Interface for Maximum Accessibility: Change the text size, colour, and background across the whole WeWALK app, from the home screen to our low vision maps.
- Navigate Like Never Before: Use clock-based directions, destination tracking, and our novel navigation logic to master ever step of your journey. Never miss a turn and always be aware of your final heading with the WeWALK App’s new navigation features.
- Explore and Discover: From public transit timetables to shops and cafes, discover your surroundings with the WeWALK App’s exploration and public transport features.
- Say What You Want: Want to grab a coffee? Just say it. The WeWALK App’s built in voice commands allow you to access your favorite WeWALK features with your voice. The best part is that it keeps getting better and better, our voice assistant never stops learning.
- Available cane lengths: 51", 54" and 59" inches long canes are available.