Actually, may be more useful in a controlled environment i.e. university, housing society or any other gated complex. Indian roads are the last use-case for such a device.
Cheers, Ajay On 29/07/2022, rahul agarwal <rahul19...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ajay don’t purchase it there is no use > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 11:31 AM, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just a personal view, makes things more confusing specially while >> traveling in a busy place i.e. Mumbai local :). >> >> On 29/07/2022, Vaibhav Saraf <vaibhav.s....@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Aziz, >> > >> > A lot depends on the cane and its efficiency, which will differ from >> > cane >> > to cane. The best thing will be to try one out if you can get hands-on >> > to >> > before purchasing it. >> > >> > I happened to try one smart cane from Turkey, which would range between >> > 45-48k in original price, it is a new smart cane and quite popular in >> North >> > American organizations right now because of its promises. I got a demo, >> and >> > here are my observations: >> > >> > 1. The cane effectively warned , with haptic feedback when something >> > was >> in >> > the vicinity of the sensor, a tree, a person, a vehicle, a metal rod, >> > or >> > anything. >> > 2. It vibrated when I approached towards the roads, we were not totally >> > sure if it was telling about the road, the crossing, or warning against >> the >> > moving vehicles (which were still a bit far). >> > 3. It was a bit bulky, but its controls were easy to use, I was told >> > the >> > sensor was configurable as well, using the mobile app, which I didn't >> use. >> > 4. I had to hold it in a particular orientation, so that the sensor >> > looks >> > in a particular direction, tilting it to an angle might give me >> > warnings >> > about the obstacles on my sides, and ignore the other side, which will >> not >> > be very useful. >> > 5. I had this particular case where I was walking by a low-hanging tree >> > branch, must be 5 ft from ground level, about 2 - 2.5 ft from the >> > sensor. >> > It did not catch it and I got hit with it. We tried with similar >> branches, >> > and it did not detect until about 1 - 1.5 ft. I am not sure if >> calibrating >> > the sensor would help. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Vaibhav >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 14:34, Aziz Minat <azizminat...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Hey people, >> >> >> >> Hope this message finds you in good health. Actually I want to know >> >> whether smart cane or torchit actually help and worth investing or are >> >> they >> >> overrated devices when it comes to navigating. If former is the case >> then >> >> can anyone explain the pros and cons of both devices and why should I >> >> choose one over other? Actually cost I am aware of, but I want to know >> >> about efficiency of both. 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