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IIT-Delhi develops affordable ‘smart’ cane for blind

Students and fellows at IIT-Delhi have developed a ‘smart’ cane that will help the blind navigate their way in spite of all obstacles that hamper their movement. It only costs Rs 3,000, which is about 25 times less than the market price of similar products that are currently available.

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Snapdeal partners IIT Delhi to sell smart-canes online

E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal today said it has partnered IIT Delhi and Phoenix Medical Solutions to sell ‘SmartCane’ online, priced at Rs 3,500.

SmartCane is an advanced version of the white cane used by visually impaired people and ensures independent mobility and safety of the user.

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This R2D2 can get you up and keep going

From light-weight prosthetics to a standing wheelchair, the IIT-Madras lab develops affordable assistive devices for the disabled.

Walking into Sujatha Srinivasan’s lab in IIT-Madras is like entering a sci-fi movie set, with futuristic looking prosthetics models on table-tops and assistive devices in various stages of design and development. The Associate Professor, who heads the Rehabilitation…

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