Horizon ABILITY

How Does SuperBrain Revolutionize Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users? https://wix.to/eDBrgEn #newblogpost Ability project: https://lnkd.in/eV-6zGKt

"We have been exploring different ways to prototype and test our technologies. So far paper has worked surprisingly well for early prototyping, but it also made us realize the importance of localized feedback. As such, we are looking into ways of making this type of simpler prototypes more interactive by putting the paper on a tablet running an app custom made for the purpose. A specific question we are investigating is how to best present images haptically (using a pin array, or through vibrotactile information). In the project, we are developing powerful AI tools, and these tools need to be able to output haptic feedback appropriately for the developed displays." by Charlotte Magnusson Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/erVpneXm

Dans le cadre du projet, nous recherchons un stagiaire pour l'année prochaine, pour concevoir et évaluer des scénarios d'usage sur la tablette tactile. Plus d'informations ici: https://lnkd.in/e-rag9_i We are recruiting an intern for next year to work within the ABILITY project, to design and evaluate use cases on the haptic tablet. More information at the link (but in French). If you need the information in english, please write to me at sabrina.paneels@cea.fr

Visit of the 7Sense Company at CEA List. Last week, at CEA List, we had the visit of the 7Sense company to showcase their product SuperBrain. 7Sense is an Estonian company (https://7sense.ee/) whose objective is to improve the visually impaired people accessibility to the environnement, by providing awareness of the surroundings objects as they walk around. As they phrase it: "the Telehaptic Sight™ technology opens up a unique way for blind individuals to engage with their surrounding environment. With hundreds of physical pixels working intelligently together, we can create a haptic space that translates objects, motion, speed, and distance onto a person’s forehead through the sense of touch". The SuperBrain device is basically like a headset that you put on your head and with a part adhering to the forehead. This part is equipped with a matrix of "pins" or tangible elements that come tangibly into contact with the forehead to stimulate it and indicate the presence of elements. The device also includes a 3D camera to sense the environment and AI functionalities. There are several modes, for example, a simple exploration mode, a people and door identification mode through dedicated patterns, or an audio translation mode. Depending on the proximity, the "intensity" of the stimulation changes to provide a sense of distance. Nearly the whole team from the ABILITY project at CEA got to try to the device. We easily managed to feel motion and recognise the direction the person in front of us would move towards. We also managed to identify the number of people in front of us with the people identification mode. And we also managed to navigate to a door. Check out the pictures and the video illustrating this. It works particularly well for motion. To be able to navigate in the environment and get a sense of the different surroundings objects, it is a bit more difficult at first, it would surely improve with a bit of training. In terms of sensation, it was ticklish at times and depending on the testers, but it was not unpleasant and the headset was rather confortable to wear. In any case, it was a very interesting demo and a promising technology, we wish 7Sense all the best!

Experiencing Dot Pad: https://wix.to/NtrsHUZ #newblogpost Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/eV-6zGKt https://wix.to/C46n9Ve

Experiencing Dot Pad: https://wix.to/gYNYUFi #newblogpost Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/eV-6zGKt

We have been given the opportunity to attend and present the work in ABILITY at the inauguration of the Campus Louis Braille early December in Paris. More information to come! Thanks to Thibaut and the whole organising team.

"We have been exploring different ways to prototype and test our technologies. So far paper has worked surprisingly well for early prototyping, but it also made us realize the importance of localized feedback. As such, we are looking into ways of making this type of simpler prototypes more interactive by putting the paper on a tablet running an app custom made for the purpose. A specific question we are investigating is how to best present images haptically (using a pin array, or through vibrotactile information). In the project, we are developing powerful AI tools, and these tools need to be able to output haptic feedback appropriately for the developed displays." by Charlotte Magnusson Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/erVpneXm

Presenting at REHA, Poland: https://lnkd.in/ejRGq8KE Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/eV-6zGKt

How Predictive Writing Technology is Revolutionizing Communication for Blind and Deaf-Blind Users: https://wix.to/0zC2MWO Ability-project: https://lnkd.in/eV-6zGKt