INTRODUCTION A white-cane is a common device used by many people who are visually impaired. The white-cane is used for detection of obstacles while walking. However, the white-cane cannot detect objects above the user’s waist. Therefore, the whitecane inhibits many users from walking independently in an unknown area. Our device in development detects obstacles above the user’s waist by giving them vibratory feedback of their current environment. In this system, a white-cane attachment provides feedback to the user by detecting objects above the lower tip of the white-cane. The sensor hat detects objects in front of and to the left, and right of the user. The feedback mechanism occcurs through a glove containing vibrating motors corresponding to each sensor. The available devices for the visually-impaired in todays market tend to be expensive, heavy, and inefficient and tend to have high learning curves. Most visually impaired people use a white cane to assist them with daily activities. The Radar for the Blind (RFB) consists of an attachement on a white cane, a hat and a glove. Many visually impaired people already know howtouseawhitecaneproficiently.Therefore,ourdevicesare designed to be user-friendly. Should the user decide to revert to using just the white-cane, removal of the devices does not negatively or permanently impact the white-cane.