Arsh Shah Dilbagi, a 16-year-old from Panipat, has been selected for this year Google's Global Science Fair. The teenager will be showing a device that enables people with developing disabilities to communicate using only their breath. Arsh is the only finalist from Asia to participate in the Google Science Fair.
Arsh will showing a device called 'Talk', which features a sensor that picks up person's breath via Morse code, and then translates into speech. According to Arsh, the device will help speech impaired and paralysed people to communicate. The teenage points out that his Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device is world's fastest and cheapest.
"AAC devices available in the market are very expensive, slow, bulky and not generic. I decided to find a better solution — an AAC device which is faster, portable and generic and costs only $80 (Rs 5000), making it affordable to the large population," he explains.
Arsh will showing a device called 'Talk', which features a sensor that picks up person's breath via Morse code, and then translates into speech. According to Arsh, the device will help speech impaired and paralysed people to communicate. The teenage points out that his Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device is world's fastest and cheapest.
"AAC devices available in the market are very expensive, slow, bulky and not generic. I decided to find a better solution — an AAC device which is faster, portable and generic and costs only $80 (Rs 5000), making it affordable to the large population," he explains.
He adds, "In future, I would like to add auto-predictions to my computing engine and integrate TALK with modern technology like Google Glass to make it easier for people with development disabilities."
Source: TimesofIndia
No comments:
Post a Comment