Hi Dipendra, Thanks for your response. Good to know that next design of smart cane will be compatible with Ambutech canes as well.
One functional enhancement that I can think of right away is to have a bluetooth enabled miniature camera built in the smart cane. This can then be paired with the smart phone. Apps like seeing AI can then be used to get visual information as well. If there are any guidelines or constraints on what can or cannot be considered for the new design, please let us know. I may send more suggestions as the discussion progresses. Thanks. Alok From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Dipendra Manocha via Ai Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 10:56 PM To: 'Share, empower &Enrich' Cc: Dipendra Manocha; 'Alok Kaushik' Subject: Re: [Ai] Flexibility of smart cane attachment The smart cane design is actually quite flexible. Till now there have been very few canes on which it had not been possible to fit into. If you are keen to have smart cane on your ambutech you can write to me away from the list and we can make it happen. Of course, the rubber grip from the handle will need to be removed. If people in the group also have other suggestions for the smart cane, the dialogue is on for smart cane version 2 to be designed. If there is a wish list on what kind of enhancement is required to make your mobility more safe and comfortable, we are all ears for it. We did not come up with support for Ambutech more widely as we were barred from making this solution available in high income countries due to few patent issues. Those are now resolved and this solution is now all set to cross several international boundaries. To be able to do that we certainly will be putting this on several other types of canes including the Ambutech cane. Thanks Dipendra From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Alok Kaushik via Ai Sent: 25 July 2017 18:03 To: Ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in Cc: Alok Kaushik <a...@scibrain.com> Subject: [Ai] Flexibility of smart cane attachment Hi Dipendra, This is in continuation with your earlier mail regarding smart cane. I am writing this in a separate thread to avoid mixing up of content. Smart cane attachment has been designed to fit on a particular type of cane. Many people, including myself, use Ambutech / RNIB cane. Those canes are much more sturdy. Even though I have smart cane attachment I am unable to use it with the cane that I would prefer to use. How difficult / possible is it to make the physical design flexible enough to be compatible with most canes?It is entirely about the physical design. Thanks. Alok
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