Arrow Electronics Announces ‘DANI’ (Data Analytics & Network Innovation) Project: Technology Solutions for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility
May 19 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Technology makes life better: innovative, data-driven
initiatives unveiled at ChangeNOW Summit
Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) today announced its new Data
Analytics & Network Innovation Project, otherwise known as the
‘DANI Project,’ helping to improve the lives of wheelchair
users and those with limited mobility. Arrow unveiled the project
at ChangeNOW, a three-day international summit in Paris (19-21 May)
that brings together visionaries and leading innovators, who share
their innovations and solutions to protect the planet and make life
more sustainable.
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At the center of the DANI Project is 28-year-old wheelchair
tennis player Dani Caverzaschi, who was born missing most of his
right leg and having several malformations on his left one. Dani
plays on the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Wheelchair
Tennis Tour and will be competing, for the first time, at the
second Grand Slam™ event of the year, Roland-Garros, on 31 May – 04
June. He also formed part of the Spanish national team that
finished second, for the second time in a row, in the World Cup in
Vilamoura, Portugal, in May.
Arrow and Dani are collaborating on two technology solutions to
improve the lives of wheelchair users and those with
disabilities:
- ‘WheelWay’ – an innovative navigation system,
specifically designed for anyone with limited mobility, helping to
overcome mobility-related issues around cities, and;
- ‘DataRally’ – live, real-time data, sourced from sensors
on an athlete’s wheelchair, equipment and body, enabling him / her
to analyse, refine and improve competitive performance
Expanding on Arrow’s experience and expertise, the two
initiatives demonstrate new ways of approaching mobility – in an
integrated way – and feature new technologies that combine advanced
hardware and software, cloud architecture and analytics to collect
and analyse data. Uniquely, the data is specifically relevant to
the needs of those in a wheelchair or with limited mobility.
WheelWay focuses on ‘what’s possible,’ rather than
obstacles, enabling wheelchair users to plan journeys and discover
the city around them. Routing instructions combine ‘live’ data from
Smart GPS and public open cloud services, to provide ‘real time,’
mobility-friendly routing information. It is a singular solution
for the disabled community.
The second initiative, DataRally, is designed for
professional wheelchair athletes; to improve performance and help
gain a competitive edge. Until now, Dani has had to rely on feel
and intuition to analyse his game. Now, utilizing sensors on his
wheelchair, tennis racquet and a wearable device on his wrist,
DataRally enables Dani and his coach to collect and analyse
real-time data from every match and training session – and
establish precise areas of his game to work on.
The technology can be adapted to measure speed, acceleration,
distance covered, impacts, number of turns, heart rate, service
speed, ball placement on the racquet and more.
“These solutions don’t take over; they’re not making me more
dependent,” said Caverzaschi, whose objective it is to normalize
disability. “I generate the data, which is then analysed – the
information then comes back to me, via the apps, enabling me to
make informed decisions. I decide where to go and what to do. I
decide how to adjust on the court. It’s giving me more choice; more
freedom and opportunity.”
DANI is an Edge computing project that brings computation
and data storage closer to the source of data – in this case, Dani.
Each technology is being developed by members of Arrow’s Graduate
Programme; young employees who, like Dani, are digital natives in
their 20s.
More information
The DANI Project Dani Caverzaschi Arrow Electronics ChangeNOW
2022
About Arrow Electronics
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leading technology manufacturers and service providers worldwide.
With 2021 sales of $34.4 billion, Arrow develops technology
solutions that improve business and daily life.
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Thorsten Hecking, Senior Communications Manager, Arrow
Electronics E: Thorsten.Hecking@arrow.com M: +49 160
90127055
Dan Leach, rEvolution UK E: dleach@revolutionworld.com M:
+44 795 6105171
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