MIT Students Launch Products That Help Users Harness Their Superpowers
From: ECN Magazine - 12/13/2017
By: Beth O'Leary

Students of MIT's Product Engineering Processes course have spent the
semester developing and designing a product prototype centered around this
year's theme: "Super!" Products ranged from the fun (a game blind and sighted
people can play together) to the life-saving (a real-time system for search
and rescue teams) to the life-changing (a wearable device that minimizes the
effects of tremors in Parkinson’s patients).

Blink is an assistive eyewear system that empowers people with advanced
neurodegenerative diseases to control their homes simply by blinking. The
wearer blinks to select options from a custom cascading auditory menu. These
commands are relayed from the Blink app to a smart home assistant, such as
Google Home or Amazon Alexa, to trigger any smart device.
http://web.mit.edu/2.009/2017/Red_brochure.pdf

Tatchi is a strategy game platform that relies not on vision but a
combination of memory, hearing, and sense of touch. It allows users to play
games that are not visually dependent and helps promote social interaction
between blind and sighted players.
http://web.mit.edu/2.009/2017/Pink_brochure.pdf

Robin is a discreet wearable device that provides real-time feedback to help
those who are hard of hearing adjust their speaking volume. It uses two
discreet vibration patterns to notify the user if he or she is speaking
either too loudly or too softly.
http://2009.mit.edu/rsvp/webcast/blue.pdf

Animo is a wearable device that uses vibration therapy to reduce tremors in
Parkinson’s patients. It automatically determines the vibration pattern to
mitigate tremors for different patients’ needs.
http://2009.mit.edu/rsvp/webcast/purple.pdf

Read the entire article at:
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/12/students-launch-products-help-users-harness-their-superpowers

Links:
Students Unveil 'Magical' Product Designs
https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2015/12/students-unveil-magical-product-designs

Not related:
A Touchable Tablet to Guide the Visually Impaired
https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2017/05/touchable-tablet-guide-visually-impaired

Automated Braille Writing Tutor
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/03/automated-braille-writing-tutor

Boy, 13, builds Braille printer with Legos, starts company
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/01/boy-13-builds-braille-printer-legos-starts-company