Bats inspire ultrasonic cane for blind

19 October 2011 Last updated at 04:38 ET Help

The ultrasonic waves used by bats have inspired a new piece of technology which can help blind people to detect obstacles.

Developers have come up with stick which can vibrate when it's near objects, so that the user can sense their way around.

Jenny Hill reports.

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