According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired out of which approximately 39 million are legally blind. Vision impairment has a significant negative effect on quality of life, which is directly linked to the lack of independent mobility.

The Walk Eye aims to increase the mobility of visually impaired individuals. The smart device designed has a low learning curve, it works in coherence with the user’s skills and forms a highly reliable obstacle avoidance/ guidance system.

The system employs a set of Ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles and notify the user about the direction, proximity, and motion of obstacles ahead of them. The user is alerted by sounds emitted through speakers placed near each ear or by vibrations on special bone conduction points.