Low Cost Braille Writing Solution

[Roboshant]

Hello all,
I understand that Chief Delphi may not be the proper location to post this, but thought I could get some great feedback from the community. If many suggest that this should not be on Chief Delphi, I will remove it immediately.

This solution is meant primarily for low resource areas, as the cost is very minimal. The writer simply copies the mirrored braille letters from right to left, so that once the page is flipped it can be read normally. The "holes" can be punched in using something like a mechanical pencil, tack, or pen. The template and key can be found here. I was brought upon this field after reading about Shubham Banarjees lego mindstorm Braille Printer. His solution is scores under the conventional price of $2000+ at $350. Although this is very cost effective, I thought that it was not the perfect solution for low resource areas, as it requires electricity and could be fairly costly for some of those areas.

A video demo of my solution can be found here.

All feedback is welcomed, Thank you!
Dikshant Sharma

[Roboshant]

I have attached the results in the paper with different punchers.

[J. Stofflett]

For manual note taking most braille readers use a braille slate and stylus. Works much like what you have done.

Link to see example https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...0&aja xhist=0

[xitaqua]

That is a great idea. I would like to get more folks that needs to get accommodations to be involved with robotics.

Are you working with a not for profit organization locally ?

I am the Vice President of an organization that bring ability awareness. One of the things we would like to do is have a Braille manual for our Robotics Space Camp.

Let me know if you are interested in collaborating:
mchu@capellauniversity.edu.

I would be happy to help develop a lifecycle cost for your idea.

Cheers,
Marcos.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Marco,
When I was in high school, a classmate used a portable braille typewriter to take notes. It used a heavier paper, almost like a manilla folder. The device was about the size of a notebook and less than 2.5" high.