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NIH-funded modern “white cane” brings navigation assistance to the 21st century

Robotic cane with 3D camera can accurately guide user to chosen location, avoiding obstacles.

Computer science professor to receive elite biomedical engineering honor

Cang Ye, Ph.D., has been selected for induction as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an elite group that comprises the top two percent of medical and biological engineers nationally.

A cane that steers? A glove that finds unseen objects?

Cang Ye, Ph.D., professor in VCU’s Department of Computer Science, is an internationally recognized inventor of assistive robotics for people with visual impairments, but that wasn’t his original plan.