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Susan, this is absolutely amazing, thank you so much for sharing this with us!? It demonstrates how important it is to test and develop this carefully, AND is inspiring to think that maybe some one some day could take this on and develop it for distribution with careful fitting and testing.? It definitely looks way beyond my abilities and the potential for it to fail makes me reluctant to try it.

Thanks again!

I was not able to find my documentation on the "smart walker", but the paper the engineering students wrote is still available at MSU and I've attached it.? It gives technical data as well as the laser devices that were purchased to attach to the walker.? I hope it's useful.

Susan

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 10:15?AM Susan Langendonk <susanlangendonk@...> wrote:

Hi Sheila,? I took a look at this and didn't get the impression that it alerts to obstacles for someone with vision loss, but rather gives some visual information via a laser line that may help the user gauge their steps or possibly see a difference in the laser line that would alert them to an obstacle or step..? I was part of a prototype "smart walker" that engineering students at MSU built for a former student with vision loss that operated more like the laser cane with an audible alert when it detected drop-offs.? I had hoped that someone would take it on as a project to manufacture since it was actually pretty good at its job.? This didn't happen.? If you have someone that's handy, I would share the information (once I find it) since it wasn't all that expensive to build.

Susan

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 9:58?AM Sheila Spencer <sheraspencer@...> wrote:

Good morning -

I have an elderly client who is legally blind and uses a rollator walker due to balance issues. She found a walker online that is supposed to alert her to obstacles.?

Has anyone in the group ever used one of these? I would love to hear feedback.

This client’s neighborhood has no sidewalks. She wants to stay as active as possible and is wondering if this walker would be an option for helping her with curb detection and managing uneven surfaces while walking in the street next to the curb.

Thanks in advance for any information about this device.

Sheila Spencer, COMS