Walking assistant for blind people
The world, described only when it matters.
Strideye watches the path through your phone camera and stays silent until something steps into your way, the pedestrian light turns green, or it's time to turn.
01 · The corridor
Silence means the way is clear.
The app sees a person-wide corridor straight ahead. While it is empty, the app stays quiet.
When a scooter rolls into the corridor or a pole gets close, the warning comes at once, with the distance in metres. On the glasses you'll feel it as a vibration on the side it's coming from.
- Corridor ≈ shoulder width
- Fast movers flagged early
- Distance in metres
02 · The crossing
Ignore the cars. Watch the signal.
Waiting at a crossing, passing cars aren't news. The app watches only the pedestrian light and tells you one thing: red or green. It speaks again only when the light changes.
03 · The shopping centre
To the shop door, without GPS.
Satellites don't reach indoors. Strideye reads the centre's directory map, finds “You are here” and turns the route into landmarks: escalator, turn, third door on the right.
As you walk, the phone tracks your steps and reads shop signs, so it tells you when the right shop is beside you.
How it works
From camera to a single sentence, all on the phone.
Nothing waits on a server. Every step below runs on the device, so warnings arrive in milliseconds and work without signal.
See
A chest-mounted phone or the glasses film the path ahead.
30 fpsRecognise
Our own neural network, trained on street hazards, finds scooters, poles, people, kerbs and pedestrian lights.
own neural network · on-deviceDecide
Simple rules keep it quiet: only what enters your corridor, approaches fast, or changes a signal is worth saying.
corridor · speed · signalTell
One short sentence by voice, or a vibration on the side the obstacle is coming from.
voice · haptics
The glasses
Looks like ordinary glasses.
Inside are a camera, three distance sensors, a small board and vibration by each ear, powered from a pocket power bank. Take them apart to see what goes where.
Concept model, not a production drawing: shapes and sizes are approximate.
Principles
What we won't compromise on.
Quiet by default
If nothing needs your attention, you hear nothing. Every sentence has to earn its place.
Your camera stays yours
Images are processed on the phone and aren't uploaded anywhere.
A partner to the cane and the dog
Strideye adds warnings a cane can't give, like head-height obstacles and the state of a crossing. It doesn't replace mobility training.
Built with blind people
We won't release it until blind testers say it's reliable enough for real streets.
Roadmap
One step at a time.
- Now
iPhone app
Safe walking on the street, tested outdoors.
- Obstacle corridor
- Pedestrian lights
- English and Lithuanian voice
- Next
Glasses prototype
Camera and three distance sensors on the frame.
- Side vibration alerts
- Head-height obstacles
- First blind testers
- Later
Shops and shopping centres
Indoor guidance and help on the shelf.
- Directory-map navigation
- Finding the right shop
- Recognising products
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Does Strideye replace a white cane or a guide dog?
No. It's designed to work alongside them. It adds information a cane can't reach, like obstacles at head height and whether the pedestrian light is green.
Does it need an internet connection?
No. Detection and decisions run on the phone, so it keeps working in places with no signal.
What happens to the camera images?
They're processed on your phone and aren't uploaded or stored on a server.
Which phones and languages?
We're starting with iPhone, with voice in English and Lithuanian. More languages will follow.
When can I try it?
Closed testing comes first. If you'd like to be among the first testers, get in touch below.
Get involved
Built together with the people who need it.
Strideye isn't public yet. Your experience will shape what it says, when it says it, and what it leaves out.
Contact details coming soon.
- Blind and partially sighted peopleTell us what's hardest on a daily walk.
- Early testersTry the iPhone app and tell us what's wrong.
- OrganisationsCharities, schools and mobility trainers working with people with sight loss.