Smaller, More Affordable Braille Tablet

Jan-20-16 A tablet technology that uses a pneumatic system to create Braille dots could open the door to affordable, full-size Braille tablets.

Created by a team from the University of Michigan, the system is an improvement over the conventional Braille displays, which rely on tiny pins controlled by an electric motor. In contrast, the tablet uses liquid or air, which is pumped through the device to create a raised bubble that can be felt on the tablet’s rubber surface. The bubbles can create different multiple lines of text—instead of single lines, which are more tiring to read—and can also be used to display charts or tables.

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