Designed with children in mind, this wearable device can be worn on a child’s wrist providing extra feedback for the visually impaired. child
The Audio Bracelet for Blind Interactions (ABBI) is not much bigger than a wristwatch, can sense body motion and provide the user with spatial information on where the movement is taking place based on a series of sounds.
Originally, Dr. Gori, lead of the project team, hoped for full commercialization within a year. Now, after a successful end to the ABBI clinical trial and the ABBI-K kit, which contains the wrist device and a set of speakers, ABBI will soon get distributed to hospitals and rehabilitation centers. Overall, they are close on target Dr. Gori says.