Descrição
Product Type:
Orientation aids
electronic obstacle detector / guide dog
Prototype
Areas of Application:
- blindness
- severe visual impairment
Description:
The aim of the Shared Guide Dog 4.0 (autonomous digital guide dog) project is to develop a technical assistance system that enables blind and visually impaired people to navigate in urban areas. For this target group, the cane is still the most frequently used assistive products. Similar to bike sharing, the Guide Dog 4.0 is available to many people in the sharing model, which reduces costs. For example, it could be used in a residential group for blind people and pick up individual people from the nearest subway station or accompany them to medical appointments. The Shared Guide Dog 4.0 can make its way to the client just as autonomously as the Starhsip delivery robot, for example.
Building on the experience of the Shared Guide Dog, the Safe Walker project aims to enable older people and people with visual or orientation impairments to move around independently in urban areas with assurance. The focus is on developing an intelligent rollator that recognizes obstacles, navigates independently and communicates with the people using it. Through the use of technologies - such as sensors, AI-supported image evaluation and precise localization - the Safe Walker as an assistance system should help to maintain and promote mobility, participation and quality of life in old age.
Other:
Project duration Safe Walker 03/2025-08/2027
