ALMOURAFEK stands as a groundbreaking solution designed to address the challenges faced by over 253 million visually impaired individuals worldwide. While the majority still rely on white canes, they remain susceptible to collisions, stair accidents, and disorientation. Meanwhile, a minority with access to technology, notably iPhones, encounter usability complexities, requiring both mastery and internet connectivity. Notably, visually impaired women face heightened vulnerability as targets for theft and exhibit less comfort using smartphones compared to men.
To bridge these gaps, ALMOURAFEK provides a comprehensive, secure solution. Our system utilizes a TOF camera for real-time environmental capture, integrating tailored artificial intelligence to detect various obstacles. Crucial information is then relayed to users in their preferred language and dialect. ALMOURAFEK’s key advantage lies in its operation without internet, ensuring user safety and independence, even in connectivity-deprived zones. Furthermore, its ease of use requires no mastery: simply activate and listen. Exclusively tailored for the visually impaired, it stands as an invulnerable target for theft.
By offering a reliable and autonomous alternative to traditional white canes and existing technological tools, ALMOURAFEK significantly enhances the quality of life for visually impaired individuals.
- ALMOURAFEK: A Pioneering Intelligent Wearable Device
“ALMOURAFEK” is a wearable smart device equipped with specialized artificial intelligence to analyze and interpret a visually impaired individual’s surrounding scene. It processes vital information and transmits it verbally to the user via a BT earpiece. ALMOURAFEK excels in detecting and recognizing components in both indoor and outdoor scenes. With multilingual capabilities and user-friendly operation requiring no training, it offers the option to function without internet connection, ensuring improved system performance, functionality anywhere, and user privacy.
The device is equipped with a TOF camera, a vibrating mechanism for issuing urgent messages, a Bluetooth earpiece employing bone conduction technology, and a rechargeable battery. ALMOURAFEK boasts convenient weight and dimensions.
- Accessories for Enhanced User Experience
The basic module can be worn as a pendant with a battery life of 2 hours. Additionally, it can be affixed to one of two accessories developed for extended autonomy (up to 6 hours) and enhanced user comfort: a scarf or an extension of the classic white cane.
Moreover, we are developing a mobile application, ALMOURAFEK+, to expand our product’s capabilities by connecting to it. This application provides various online services for object and facial recognition, even currency notes. Through its connection with the portable device, it utilizes its camera and relays information via its earpiece, enabling users to keep their smartphones in their pockets and maintain hands-free operation.
- A User-Centric Development Approach
The development and design of our product stemmed from a thorough study of the needs of visually impaired individuals, ensuring ALMOURAFEK stands as the perfect companion for the visually impaired.