![]() There is a simple, one-word explanation for this- iteration. If Dotbot were to go by this definition, we would almost always “fail.” In most of my personal projects, as well as at Launch X, I have found that what I come out with is nothing like what I thought of at the beginning. Following this rationale, success is achieved upon the completion of the initially intended goal. ![]() The conventional definition of failure is the inability to achieve the intended goal, and success being the binary opposite. The Assistive Technology Manager at Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind said, “That proof of concept is bloody damn good.” We were also offered the possibility of testing our offering with Lighthouse for the blind who supply VI tech to 186 school districts in Illinois alone!Īnother proud moment for us was when our live demo worked on demo day allowing us to give Laurie and the LaunchX team a tactile version of the LaunchX rocket, which was created live whilst we were presenting. To prove the reliability of our product, we met with senior staff at Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. Dotbot’s product will be around $600, significantly more cost accessible than our competitors selling similar products for $3000-$4000. ![]() They were amazed by the speed and accuracy of our prototype, which was rivaled only by our price point. A member of the Chicago Lighthouse for the blind said, “ put blind people on the same playing field as sighted people”Īs a company one of our proudest moments was the first reactions and excitement of our initial testers. The primary reason for this low number is a lack of available resources, such as graphs that the professor draws. There are over 70,000 blind students in the US public high school system alone. We see the problem from a new perspective, and hence are able to use existing technology in a new way, allowing us to achieve disruptive results.Īt our core, our aim is to allow visually impaired and blind people to have the same access to information as sighted people. What makes Dotbot special is our groundbreaking price point, which drastically increases affordability and accessibility. A perfect tactile diagram is produced in a matter of seconds. Our device then creates the tactile shape or diagram using our US patent-pending method. We use our proprietary smart OCR technology to convert any text from the input image into braille. Dotbot creates a time and cost-efficient solution, making tactile diagrams accessible for blind students.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |