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CAN Go named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023
On October 24, 2023, TIME included CAN Go in its annual Best Inventions list, under the title “Safer Seniors.”
Archive entry dated to TIME’s original October 24, 2023 publication.
Recognition for a more human mobility product
TIME described CAN Go as a cane with built-in calling, GPS, activity tracking, and a flashlight. Its inclusion made a design proposition visible: a familiar mobility aid can carry capabilities commonly found in consumer electronics without being redesigned as a screen-first gadget.
Recognition is not clinical validation, and an award does not establish safety, effectiveness, or improved independence. It does show that connected mobility had become legible as a category of invention—and that assistive products could be discussed as ambitious technology rather than an afterthought.
What the recognition means
Awards do not replace product evidence. Reliability still has to be measured; limitations still have to be communicated; people still have to decide whether a device earns a place in daily life. Recognition can open a category, but only sustained performance can build trust.
For CAN, the value of the moment was the question it amplified: why should a mobility aid be excluded from the advances in communication and industrial design applied elsewhere? That question continues to shape the company’s work across devices and connected care.