CANe is an innovation where tradition marries innovation. The CANe will enable blind and visually impaired to navigate with ease, independence and self-reliance without learning any new skill.

1. CANe

2.  Independece and Freedom to travel for
blind/visually impaired people.
 Improving quality of life for blind/ visually impaired
people.
 Providing them with more informations about the
surroundings.

3.  About 285 million people are
visually impaired world wide,
39.8 million of them are blind
 Most of the people with visual
impairment are older, and
females are more at risk at
every age, in every part of the
world.
 90% of people with visual
impairments live in developing
countries

4. Customer Segments :
 Blind/Visually Impaired (People above 60’s):
o 1 in 9 Canadians developing irreversible vision loss by age 65
o 1 in 4 Canadians developing irreversible vision loss by age 75
o 200 Canadian workers who suffer eye injuries DAILY
 Community Groups and Therapists:
o Different blind community groups ( AEBC, MAB McKay etc.)
o Therapists (Optometrist, Opthamologists etc.)
 Researchers and Transport Personnel(IoT, STM) and Government

5. 1.4 million children under age 15 are blind.
Correction of refractive errors could give normal vision to more than 12
million children (ages 5-15).
The number of people blinded by infectious diseases has been greatly
reduced. Age related impairment is increasing.
Blinding trachoma affects 40 million people today, compared to 360 million
in 1985.

6. Value Propositions( for main CS):
 Safety from obsturctions which don’t originate from ground
o Obstructions which don’t originate from ground can’t be detected by a regular
white cane and thus pose a stringent safety threat to Blind and Visually
Impaired
 Being able to move indoors and outdoors independently
o Mobility is important and it should be without any human help
 Being discreet about the device in use:
o People aged 60’s or above, are interested in a device which keeps their “Blind”
identity discreet.

8. Project Overview
 Develop a smart Travel companion for the Blind
o Outdoor navigation and Obstacle avoidance
o Path planning and Behaviour Mapping
 Range sensors and/or GPS

9. Ongoing research has devised these products*
GuideCane
NavChair
NavBelt
* But don’t create any value

10. CANe – the original product idea :

11. Thank You
CANe