A
navigation system includes
microfluidics, a piezoelectric charger, and a
transceiver paired with a network connected
mobile computing device sending walking navigation instructions to the
navigation system. The instructions are received by the
transceiver and rendered as an embossed line using the
microfluidics. The embossed line is felt by a user and interpreted as a navigation instruction. Other position information, such as upcoming obstacles, gradients, and
route outline, can be portrayed as an embossed line to a user using the
microfluidics. Optionally, the
navigation system includes one or more pressure sensors providing pressure measurements to the
mobile computing device for determining the
gait of a user. The analyzed pressure measurements are received by the
transceiver and rendered as one or more projecting objects by the microfluidics at locations with improper applied pressure. Present invention embodiments may be utilized for guidance of
visually impaired persons, and for monitoring a user's
gait.