For the last few years of the Hackaday Prize, we’ve seen a few projects that goal to bring Braille to the masses in a cheap, simple to utilize electronic device. aside from the fascinating innovation that would go into such a gadget like small motors moving even tinier bumps, these projects are a fantastic example of an enabling technology.

For his Hackaday prize project, [haydn jones] is building something that makes Braille a lot more accessible, however without all that messy technology. It’s 3D printed movable type for Braille. It’s a Braille printing press for nurses, teachers, as well as any individual else who would like to leave little notes for people who checked out Braille.

This Hackaday prize job is the response to the question, ‘how do you leave a note for a blind person’. Yes, digital voice recorders exist, however movable type is a innovation that’s thousands of years old as well as doesn’t need batteries or any type of of the other failings of contemporary electronics. To utilize this device, all you requirement to do is assemble a message — a useful Braille cheat sheet is coming soon — as well as emboss a piece of paper. keep in mind Braille embossers expense a little fortune, as well as this job is basic as well as inexpensive bits of plastic.

It’s a fantastic idea, as well as one we’re shocked we haven’t seen before. all in all, a fantastic entry for The Hackaday Prize.

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