Fast and accurate A tactile sensor capable of reading braille could enable the creation of smart readers that convert braille to speech or text, helping to make braille more accessible and widespread.

It did indeed work, enough so to take first place in the hackathon. The device, dubbed Tactile, had been born. A year later, Team 100% Enthusiasm has been renamed Team Tactile.

The technological landscape. Tactile tablets are one of the most popular categories of live-sports tech for blind people. Broadly, the tablet is like a miniature field: Vibrations throughout the ...

A single cell of braille comprises six dots arranged in two columns of three, creating a compact and efficient tactile pattern that allows for 64 possible combinations.

"I wanted to rush right down to the museum and touch it, hear it, smell it, rejoice in it and thank all who have turned a ...

Toy company Mattel has launched the first-ever blind Barbie in its latest move to make the iconic doll more inclusive and represent more sections of society.

Lucy Edwards, a blind broadcaster and disability activist, poses with the first blind Barbie to be released by Mattel. - Handout/Mattel/PA Wire ...