We are on a mission to empower visually impaired people to live limitless lives. We are developing a discreet, pocket-sized, electronic white cane. Compact Cane was developed during our founder’s Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design & Innovation in 2018. After listening to real-life stories from people living with sight loss, she was moved to develop a meaningful product that addresses the social stigma around using a white cane. Compact Cane – ‘a white cane that doesn’t look like a white cane’ – was born. The idea was developed with a focus group of visually impaired people, sight loss rehabilitation workers and leading university researchers. Read more about our progress here.