Mygo Cane Guides the Blind, Turns Them Into Potential Superheroes September 25, 2007

Sebastian Ritzler, a design student in Germany, has created a feature-laden rolling white cane called the Mygo that will make the blind scoff at us eyesies. The Mygo uses a sensor-camera combo to measure the ground below it and give the user real time feedback via a wireless headset. The cane also ends in a small wheel that uses a steering engine that helps the user steer by providing feedback through the grip.

The Mygo is height-adjustable, tough, and waterproof — in case you're a blind swimmer — and runs on a lithium-ion battery that will keep it going for around 6 hours. It has yet to go into production but Ritzler is aiming to make it an affordable piece of kit, somewhere in the $200 range, which, if it works as advertised, is a damn good deal.

-Yuri Baranovsky

[BusinessWeek via Wired]