"EyeCane" Assists the Blind in Navigating From: Medical Design Technology - 10/22/2014 User-friendly electronic 'EyeCane' enhances navigational abilities for the blind White Canes provide low-tech assistance to the visually impaired, but some blind people object to their use because they are cumbersome, fail to detect elevated obstacles, or require long training periods to master. Electronic travel aids (ETAs) have the potential to improve navigation for the blind, but early versions had disadvantages that limited widespread adoption. A new ETA, the "EyeCane," developed by a team of researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, expands the world of its users, allowing them to better estimate distance, navigate their environment, and avoid obstacles. Read the entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/10/eyecane-assists-blind-navigating Links: Amir Amedi http://brain.huji.ac.il/amir_amedi.asp Amir Amedi's Lab http://brain.huji.ac.il/ EyeCane http://brain.huji.ac.il/shortEC.asp Canadian Doctoral Student Working with Amir Amedi Demonstrates Virtual Cane (video 3:21) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbGaPxUKb4 The "EyeCane", a new electronic travel aid for the blind: Technology, behavior & swift learning http://iospress.metapress.com/content/k3w72663w7q07404/fulltext.pdf Related: EyeMusic SSD (video 1:34) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bz1pOEJWg&list=UU9Z64ZO5WLO261CpzUmvAYw