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Shoes equipped with GPS tracking technology have been used to help monitor Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, and notify caretakers if their loved one ventured beyond a pre-determined area. They’ve also been recently used for parents to keep track of an autistic son or daughter that has a habit of wandering off. Now, it seems, there is a new use for shoes armed with GPS tracking: to help the visually challenged.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four communication and electronic India-based Srinivas Institute of Technology (SIT) students have developed a novel type of footwear that is beneficial for people who are sight-impaired.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the guidance of Satish Kumar, department of electrons and communication’s assistant professor at SIT, Razik P, Sanjay P Nambiar, Sooraj PV and Shravan, have designed a GPS tracking like shoe equipped with global positioning system (GPS) and sensors.<\/span><\/p>\n

A visually-challenged individual wearing the smart shoe — as it is dubbed — will be alerted if an obstacle like a telephone pole, tree, or wall comes into their path. When an obstacle is near, the shoe starts to vibrate enabling the sight-impaired person to change direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to helping the visually-impaired person avoid obstacles, the smart shoes will guide a person to his designation, thanks to the built-in GPS technology. Along with the shoes, the individual will wear a wristband, which has a keypad embedded in it, along with a wire attached to the shoes to the wristband.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The wristband is designed exclusively for the visually challenged. It has nine buttons on it. It is programmed in such a way that it will guide the user through a voice navigator to nine different places of his choice. For instance if a person wants to walk from his house to market, he needs to press one button and it will orally guide him to the destination,” said Kumar.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shoes maintain power through the use of rechargeable 9 volt batteries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under Indian Institute of Science and Technology, the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology sponsored the development of the shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cost of one smart shoe will be 15,000 Ruppes (Rs), which converts to $262.78 U.S. dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shoes equipped with GPS tracking technology have been used to help monitor Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, and notify caretakers if their loved one ventured beyond a pre-determined area. They’ve also been recently used for parents to keep track of an autistic son or daughter that has a habit of wandering off. 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