Approximately 4% of the world’s population are blind or visually impaired (39 million are blind and 246 million have moderate to severe visual impairment). From this population, about 90% live in low and middle-income countries. The great majority of the visually impaired people in low and middle-income countries live in poverty with limited or no access to any assistive tools. According to the WHO, more than 200 million visually impaired people do not have access to assistive products, being the “lack of affordability in low-income countries” a major reason why people in need do not possess any assistive tools. The lack of access to assistive tools hinders the personal development of the visually impaired populationby limiting their autonomy, their socialinteraction, academic and professional opportunities, among others. The main impact of this project will be to develop an assistive device that responds to the economic, social and infrastructural constraints faced by visually impaired people in the global south. This tool will overcome access issues by enabling autonomy and mobility.