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The increasing number of visually impaired people requires the development of assistive devices around the world. The problem can be solved by using a device that would serve as a smart guide to the people. IoT based Smart shoe system is made with the help of ultrasonic sensors paired to an Arduino UNO board. Internet of things is all about making physical objects communicate with other objects or even with humans. It is an enabling technology which has a rapid development and growth in the market. It is built using IoT Technology in which the shoe will be embedded with various sensors, Microcontroller and buzzers. The shoe warns the user by making noise with the buzzer when he/she walks in front of an obstacle. The system makes use of GPS and GSM modules to find the location for easy tracking. So, the smart shoe communicate and coordinate with each other to ensure that the user does not collide with any obstacle in his way. It will be further useful to determine the heart beat rate, distance travelled and location of the person. Further this work is quite helpful to the Blind people as they face great difficulty to travel independently. They have to depend on others in many aspects of their life. So, the Smart shoe design provides a long-term solution for the blind to walk on roads independently.