2025年1月6日
TDK株式会社（东京证券交易所代码：6762）携多项创新成果亮相于2025年美国拉斯维加斯消费电子展会 (CES 2025)，并于#15815展台展示其MEMS传感器及解决方案如何助力无障碍技术创新。适逢多次斩获国际大奖的WeWALK公司宣布向全球市场推出WeWALK Smart Cane 2智能手杖。该智能手杖采用TDK的IMU运动传感器、MEMS麦克风和超声波飞行时间 (ToF) 传感器实现了高精度导航、语音提示以及避障等诸多功能，可为视障人士提供智能出行辅助。
WeWALK凭借创新产品先后揽获包括“英国国王企业创新奖”(The King’s Awards for Enterprise Innovation) 和2024年“爱迪生奖”(Edison Awards 2024) 在内的多项大奖，将于2025年1月6日参加于CES期间举办的美国消费技术协会 (CTA) 无障碍技术圆桌会议。此后将于1月7日至10日在TDK的CES #15815展台和WeWALK的CES #62035展台演示其创新成果——Smart Cane 2。
WeWALK将在CTA无障碍技术圆桌会议上正式发布搭载AI语音助手的Smart Cane 2，并于CES 2025 期间现场演示该智能手杖如何提升视障人士的行动能力和独立性，标志着无障碍科技领域的一大突破。
WeWALK Smart Cane 2 集成了InvenSense（TDK集团子公司）的多种传感器解决方案，以及TDK 贴片电感器和RF天线，充分展现了TDK技术在物联网 (IoT) 创新中的广泛应用。此外，TDK还准备了八根WeWALK Smart Cane 2智能手杖在展台举办赠品活动，视障人士届时可来到展台参与抽奖活动。*
“WeWALK Smart Cane 2结合了我们的生活经验和全球视障群体的反馈，并融合了TDK在先进传感器领域的专业能力。”WeWALK联合创始人Kursat Ceylan表示，“此次合作让我们重新定义了移动出行与无障碍技术，为全球视障人士打造了一款真正的赋能工具。”
WeWALK Smart Cane 2中采用的TDK技术包括：
“很高兴看到WeWALK团队利用多种TDK传感器实现Smart Cane 2的智能化功能，彰显了传感器创新的无限可能。”TDK集团公司InvenSense的产品营销总监Massimo Mascotto表示，“我们相信，WeWALK的创新应用将激励更多工程师采用TDK传感器开发出更多改善人们生活的产品。”
关于WeWALK及WeWALK Smart Cane 2中所用TDK产品的更多信息，请访问: invensense.tdk.com/wewalk。.
WeWALK成立于2019年，是一家总部位于英国的初创企业，致力于改善视障人士的出行能力。公司采用前沿技术与人工智能打造了智能手杖等创新解决方案，帮助全球盲人及视障人士改善出行便利性，实现更安全、更独立的生活。更多信息，请访问 https://wewalk.io. 图片资源来自 WeWALK媒体资料包。.
*若想在CES展会期间参加TDK的WeWALK新型AI导航的智能手杖Smart Cane 2的赠品活动，欢迎前往TDK的CES #15815展台或WeWALK的CES #62035展台，在接待台提供联系方式并申请参与抽奖。活动期间，TDK和WeWALK将于2025年1月7日、8日、9日和10日每日随机抽取两名幸运者，并通过电子邮件确认。共计将有八名幸运者将获得WeWALK Smart Cane 2及配套培训材料，预计产品发货时间为2025年2月。
TDK Corporation is a world leader in electronic solutions for the smart society based in Tokyo, Japan. Built on a foundation of material sciences mastery, TDK welcomes societal transformation by resolutely remaining at the forefront of technological evolution and deliberately “Attracting Tomorrow.” It was established in 1935 to commercialize ferrite, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK’s comprehensive, innovation-driven portfolio features passive components such as ceramic, aluminum electrolytic and film capacitors, as well as magnetics, high-frequency, and piezo and protection devices. The product spectrum also includes sensors and sensor systems such as temperature and pressure, magnetic, and MEMS sensors. In addition, TDK provides power supplies and energy devices, magnetic heads and more. These products are marketed under the product brands TDK, EPCOS, InvenSense, Micronas, Tronics and TDK-Lambda. TDK focuses on demanding markets in automotive, industrial and consumer electronics, and information and communication technology. The company has a network of design and manufacturing locations and sales offices in Asia, Europe, and in North and South America. In fiscal 2024, TDK posted total sales of USD 14.6 billion and employed about 101,000 people worldwide.
InvenSense, a TDK group company, is a world-leading provider of Sensing Solutions. InvenSense’s vision of Sensing Everything® targets the consumer electronics and industrial areas with integrated Motion, Sound, Pressure, and Ultrasonic solutions. InvenSense’s solutions combine MEMS (micro electrical mechanical systems) sensors, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, compasses, microphones, barometric pressure sensors, and ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors with proprietary algorithms and firmware that intelligently process, synthesize, and calibrate the output of sensors, maximizing performance and accuracy. InvenSense’s motion tracking, ultrasonic, audio, fingerprint, location platforms and services can be found in Mobile, Wearables, Smart Home, Industrial, Automotive, IoT, Robotics, and many more types of products. InvenSense became part of the MEMS Sensors Business Group within the Sensor Systems Business Company of TDK Corporation in 2017. In April of 2022, Chirp Microsystems formally merged with InvenSense. InvenSense is headquartered in San Jose, California and has offices worldwide.
