Magic wand to guide visually impaired
Lyari students introduce digital walking stick with latest technology
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KARACHI:
The stick has been the most trusted guide for the visually-impaired, but couple it with technology and it becomes an altogether more powerful tool. That is what students of Lyari University s Information Technology Department have done by introducing the world s cheapest digital stick.
The team of students has developed a modern digital stick under the supervision of Dr Shafiq Awan and it costs a mere Rs3,000. It is operated through a mobile phone application which warns the visually impaired by informing them about obstacles in their way.