The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense is a device that uses wearable technology, haptic feedback and hands free navigation to help you navigate day to day journeys more safely.

The device combines hazard detection and a mobile app to keep you on course for your destination whilst alerting you to things in your environment.

The Sixth Sense is designed specifically to detect hazards that are above floor level whilst also being controllable hands free, making it easy to change things up whilst you are on the move.

Our product is flexible and can be used with other help such as white canes or guide dogs.

OUR VISION

To facilitate the integration of visually impaired people in all spheres of the society.

Image of a street scene that includes mainly houses with some trees and flowers. Overlayed are some coloured boxes that demonstrate the different parts of the environment the Sixth Sense product can scan and interpret as part of hazard detection.

Obstacles:
Step Safely

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • Reliable and accurate obstacle detection, for all objects, in all conditions, with no false alerts

  • Reporting direction and distance of sensed hazards through tunable haptic and audio alerts

  • Open space (point to point) navigation, via suite of on-board hardware sensors – no need for signal / line of sight

Image of a smart phone displaying a map. The phone is being held up in someone's hand and the background is a blurred city scape.

Navigation:
Enjoy the Journey

  • Hand free GPS with superior location accuracy and improved orientation sensing

  • Turn-by-turn route navigation via Bluetooth with mobile App – pause and start, repeat and silence – no need to carry a mobile in hand

  • Single, comfortable wearable format with no trailing wires, extra battery or external computer

A man dressed in a black coat and black trousers using a white cane and about to walk through payment and ticket scanning gates at a train station.

Building on capability:
Not disability

Hope Tech are committed to building the best possible experience for people who use our products. We are working hard to listen and learn from the communities we serve:

  • Over 100 hours of user testing

  • Engagement with communities in 4 countries

  • Over 2000 hours of development (and counting!)

OUR PARTNERS

Hope Tech has collaborations and partnerships with organisations around the world. We are grateful for all the ongoing support and expertise.