Braille readers are generally extremely complex mechanically, relying on hundreds of tiny hinges and gears to raise and lower the pins on demand — and they must also be robust enough to withstand constant pressure from touching. We’ve seen various innovations over the years from research institutions, but none have really made it to market. Dot is trying to change all that with not just better, more capable hardware but also deeper integrations with smartphones and tablets.
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This haptic feedback sleeve and goggles allow blind people to ‘see’ with their arm
Two researchers with the Center for Digital Technology and Management, Technical University of Munich, have developed a haptic feedback sleeve and goggle system that allows blind people to partially “see” with the skin on their arm. Manuel Zahn and Armaghan Ahmad Khan published a paper describing their sleeve and goggle system on the arXiv preprint server.
Acoustic virtual reality game helps blind and partially sighted people to orient themselves
Researchers at the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) developed an acoustic virtual reality-based archery game, enabling blind people to experience for the first time this type of technology, which is typically focused on vision.
world’s first AI copilot brings autonomous driving features for blind and visually impaired people
A Swiss company biped is pushing the field of assistive devices to the next era, bringing together cutting-edge AI technologies and the most intuitive feedback on the market.
New implant restores vision for blind biology teacher
A Biology Teacher who totally lost the ability to sense light 16 years ago temporarily regained enough vision to discern letters and shapes thanks to a brain implant that interfaced with special glasses, reports an October 19 paper in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
This cane uses autonomous vehicle technology to help guide visually impaired and blind travellers
Stanford University researchers have constructed a cane that could be of significant use to the blind or visually impaired.
NUST MISIS engineers develop VibroBraille communicator for deafblind
engineers from NUST MISIS and the Karfidov Lab design bureau, commissioned by 4Blind, have developed the VibroBraille communicator, a device for communicating with people with visual, hearing and speech impairments.
When will self-driving cars be ready for blind and visually impaired people?
One day, cars will drive themselves. Driving will be a thing of the past, and if the tech industry is to be believed so will traffic and road accidents. All because the autonomous car’s computer brain is more connected and aware than any human driver could be. It’s a prospect that would change the way human beings get around the world.
Restaurant installs technology for blind and vision impaired customers
Vispero has been selected by McDonald’s to assist in providing customers with an accessible kiosk experience.
Robot helps deaf-blind people to communicate independently
The robotic arm, built by Johnson, a bioengineering graduate student at Northeastern, is designed to produce tactile sign language in order to enable more independence for people who, are both deaf and blind. Lard is one of the members of the deaf-blind community that is helping Johnson test the robot and giving her feedback on how it could be improved.
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