1.Cane Inspired by Leg Prosthetic
Glow-in-the-Dark Finish: The cane is equipped with a luminous coating that glows in the dark This feature improves visibility during nighttime walks, which allows the user to more easily find the object and increase safety in dimly lit areas.
Secure Gripping Surface: The handle and bottom of the cane are covered with, rubber. This ensures a firm grip, even in wet conditions, which is particularly useful for older people with less grip strength or balance.
Stability Enhancements: This minimizes the risk of slipping, particularly when walking on various surfaces such as sidewalks or wet surfaces. The base of the cane features a rubber-tipped foot with a jagged surface that provides additional stability. The bottom of the cane is inspired by the prosthetic leg runners use.
Curve for Leash for Pets: This ensures furry friends can walk with their owners. Since seniors can have a hard time both gripping the cane and leash, combining two of them in one hand makes the other free. This provides comfort in every area of life.
My sketch
2. Cane for Local Market Days
Hooks for Bags: Especially on local market days, seniors have difficulties carrying bags of fruits and vegetables. Going to local markets is one of the freedoms of seniors and they enjoy going there and socializing. This cane design aims to have hooks for bags so that seniors have one hand free which is important for balancing and communicating.
Medical Storage Compartment: Users might be able to keep medication, such as an emergency inhaler, or a tiny pillbox. The pill box on the cane is attachable. Convenience and peace of mind may result from this, particularly for people with particular medical requirements.
3. Cane with Wider Surface
Portable and Compact: A foldable cane that is convenient to carry or store. For elderly people who might need to travel or store the cane in confined areas, this would be perfect.
Integrated Flashlight: The handle has a small LED light that can be activated by pressing a button, making it useful in dimly lit or dark areas.
Comfortable Grip: A handle with an ergonomic design that eases wrist and hand strain. Soft, textured material might be used to keep hands from slipping, even when they are sweating.
Hi Eylül, first of all let me say that these are very creative ideas, nice job.
Some comments: I really like the feature of glow in the dark material, as in winter at 5 p.m. is already dark here in Spain, users will feel safer using that cane; do you think it is posible to add this feature also to concept 2?. I find it very interesting the comparison with a prosthetic leg, that will defenetly adapt to any pavement irregularity.
Very clever using the empty spaces of the interior of the cane for storaging pills ¿Have you though of making something similar in concepts 1 and 3?
Regarding concept 2: maybe the end of the cane, in the base, there is not enough surface to guarantee balance, a little bit wither like suction cups if would be enough i think, make a try if you can please.
Regarding concept 3 How comfordable it would be walking with such a long but thin base? Mabe think about another shape?. Also in this concept i miss an additional feature for the cane, try to give a use scenario (exmples: to use at home and move around and do the house chores, going to the beach and stand waves impacts when entering to the water, spending the afternoon with grandchildren taht have a lot of energy…)
Have you though of making concepts 1 and 2 foldables as blind people canes?
I like the ergonomic shapes, are they made with a mechanical purpose or is just aesthetics?
We can discuss it tomorrow so I make shure I’m getting myself explained.