Hi Aziz, A lot depends on the cane and its efficiency, which will differ from cane to cane. The best thing will be to try one out if you can get hands-on to before purchasing it.
I happened to try one smart cane from Turkey, which would range between 45-48k in original price, it is a new smart cane and quite popular in North American organizations right now because of its promises. I got a demo, and here are my observations: 1. The cane effectively warned , with haptic feedback when something was in the vicinity of the sensor, a tree, a person, a vehicle, a metal rod, or anything. 2. It vibrated when I approached towards the roads, we were not totally sure if it was telling about the road, the crossing, or warning against the moving vehicles (which were still a bit far). 3. It was a bit bulky, but its controls were easy to use, I was told the sensor was configurable as well, using the mobile app, which I didn't use. 4. I had to hold it in a particular orientation, so that the sensor looks in a particular direction, tilting it to an angle might give me warnings about the obstacles on my sides, and ignore the other side, which will not be very useful. 5. I had this particular case where I was walking by a low-hanging tree branch, must be 5 ft from ground level, about 2 - 2.5 ft from the sensor. It did not catch it and I got hit with it. We tried with similar branches, and it did not detect until about 1 - 1.5 ft. I am not sure if calibrating the sensor would help. Thanks, Vaibhav On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 14:34, Aziz Minat <azizminat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey people, > > Hope this message finds you in good health. Actually I want to know > whether smart cane or torchit actually help and worth investing or are they > overrated devices when it comes to navigating. If former is the case then > can anyone explain the pros and cons of both devices and why should I > choose one over other? Actually cost I am aware of, but I want to know > about efficiency of both. Actually I am thinking about purchasing one of > them but confused over its worth and usage. > > -- > > Regards, > > Aziz Minat, > > Mobile number: +919879398352 > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAM2Sig-U3GsAg1QxXhhHeRSaQhieZaeD7P5UsRh4PcwfjOpATQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAM2Sig-U3GsAg1QxXhhHeRSaQhieZaeD7P5UsRh4PcwfjOpATQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAAx3Jh0X0Auv5%2BDq_-0YShQWDk09yvNptxCRzX6fUT85ecje%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
