Navi-ken - Vibrational technologies for visually impaired

Navi-ken.

Your digital guide dog inside shopping malls, stores and train stations

Our mission

Visually impaired people struggle when going outside, travelling & shopping alone:

We provide solution for independent enjoyable shopping, travel & leisure without assistance!

Indoor navigation problem for visually impaired

How does it work?

Indoor navigation solution
Wristband with UWB technology

UWB anchors provide precise location in the mall inside the mall or in a particular store

  • Operates without network connectivity
  • Intimate (nobody knows you are using it)
  • No phone needed
  • UWB range 1cm – 50m
  • AI positioning
  • Intuitive haptic feedback
  • Voice control
  • Hearing unoccupied!
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Say by voice where you want to go

2

Vibrations will guide you towards the desired area

It is simply a new sense and your brain adapts to it through practicing, so it becomes very intuitive to navigate with it.

How does it look like?

We are iteratively working on our prototype to make it better every time. We are currently finishing the beta MVP.

Why choosing Navi-ken for navigation

No screen needed

No screen needed!

Simple to learn

Simple to learn and use

Hearing free

Hearing is left unoccupied!

Less mental load

Future use cases

We are actively advancing R&D to expand the potential applications of our technology.

Hazard awareness
Hazard awareness
Hazard awareness

Hazard places awareness

Industrial applications

Industrial and factory safety applications with UWB positioning

Outdoor navigation

Haptic outdoor navigation through integration with GPS

Meet Our Team

We do our best to let our product help as many people as possible.

Alexey Vylegzhanin

Alexey Vylegzhanin, PhD

Making the final product and delivering it to customers.

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Sergey Zobnin

Sergey Zobnin, PhD

Coding the insane amount of lines to help you navigate.

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Backed by OIST Innovation

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Contact us:

search.oist@gmail.com

Japan, Okinawa, Tancha 1919-1,
OIST Graduate University