By Erick Remedios Muiños

Smart to Walk: smart cane with a display and safety lights

Prototype of a telescopic cane with an electronic handle that integrates a round display, a button and safety lights.

Safety and outdoors Startup $10,000 – $25,000 3 – 4 months

The price includes design, functional prototyping, product testing and optimization.

Smart to Walk cane with an electronic handle, a round display and safety lights
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Why design a smart cane?

1

Visibility while walking

Safety lights make the user more visible in low light.

2

Information in the handle

A round display and a button concentrate interaction in the hand.

3

Still a cane

The electronics are built into the handle without changing how a telescopic cane is used.

4

Connectivity and intelligence

The IoT, software and AI layers turn the cane into a connected product.

First prototype of Smart to Walk

Opened Smart to Walk handle showing the display, electronics, battery and safety lights
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Product design

Telescopic cane with an electronic handle.

Display and button

Round display and button in the handle.

Safety lights

Built-in lighting to be visible when walking.

Electronics and battery

PCB and battery housed inside the handle.

Connectivity and software

IoT, app and the product’s AI layer.

Prototyping

Functional prototype to validate handle and electronics.

Project lead of Smart to Walk

Iván Bedia, CEO and technical director of Let’s Prototype
Iván Bedia
CEO and Technical Director, Let’s Prototype
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“A cane is gripped all day, so the electronics have to fit in the handle without getting in the way of the hand. Housing the display, battery and lights in that volume was the challenge. If we could do this, we can surely do your idea.”

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