Mygo Cane For The Blind To Replace Guide Dog

Posted on September 25, 2007 with 2745 views

The guide dog has long been the faithful friend for the blind, but the inevitable technological replacement has now been created. Sebastian Ritzler, from the Muthesius Academy of Art and Design in Kiel, Germany, has developed a product known as the Mygo which essentially is a rolling cane, with a sophisticated system designed to simplify and assist movement.

Made from a waterproof substance, the cane is also height adjustable to suit all persons. The Mygo is fitted with a smart sensor and a live camera, which scours the terrain in real-time whilst feeding audio to the attached headset. The wheel on the end of the cane prompts you in the correct direction containing a battery with life of up to 6 hours, not great for those longer walks! The wheel also transmits data about the terrain via the grip.

So will the Mygo eventually replace the guide dog? It's difficult since the connection with an animal is instinctive and a bond created. The cane on the other hand, is a little more difficult to form a relationship with, and how much trust can you instil into a piece of technology? The cane is definitely looking like a useful alternative, although is yet to progress into production, so pricing remains on the backburner.

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Anonymous says on 8th April 2008Hi courtney

black-poti says on 1st March 2008Quote:recaltotal on 8th october 2007
it still wouldnt be able to detect if there was anything coming your way like a guide dog could.

they don't detect traffic you have to listen out for the cars and tell the dog to move when you think it is safe.

i think this is a very good idea however I do feel it might need a few touch ups.

good luck with this.

Will L says on 19th December 2007I am visually impaired and this would change my life. How do I get one?

faten says on 13th December 2007It's an amzing invention, very helpful for blind people... Keep up the good work and amaze us more

jr_skull says on 13th December 2007 it is just making dogs more useless and I dont think it is very effective..

Anonymous says on 27th November 2007Your message here.. rad

anomynous says on 28th October 2007Your message here..

m says on 25th October 2007Hi

vanlou says on 20th October 2007Umm.........who is the author?

nil0 says on 14th October 2007Good job. Brother work more on it and for sure one of these days it'll be more ok.

edsel says on 11th October 2007It is good invention, it can help blind persons to make them easier to walk....

RoSe says on 9th October 2007Keep up the good work!

j says on 8th October 2007It needs an author!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise good

recaltotal says on 8th October 2007That would be kinda silly coz a stick cant see where the path is you could be walking in the road and the stick wouldnt be able to see, now if the paths where all made out of the same thing and the roads where differnt you could be able to make a stick be able to tell what the routhness was but it still wouldnt be able to detect if there was anything coming your way like a guide dog could
yes it would be cheaper and faster to make a guide stick but still a guide dog is better

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