Stretching as far back as our cave-dwelling prehistoric ancestors, the humble walking stick has always been a go-to mobility solution for anyone experiencing walking difficulties.

Elegant in its simplicity, universality and attainability – it’s hard to imagine how such an elemental, life-sustaining tool that has spanned the millennia could possibly be improved on, or why anyone might want to try.

Well, San Francisco-based CAN Mobilities has spent the past few years weighing up these considerations and what it has come up with, in the form of the CAN Go cane, represents an exciting attempt at blending the old with the new by giving a timeless classic mobility aid a 21st-century makeover.