Putting Braille in Reach
Making it affordable to convert text to tactile braille in real-time
See Brailliant in Action
Watch our complete project pitch and demonstration
Making Braille Technology Affordable
Transforming the market with accessible pricing
7M+
Americans with vision impairment
130K
Americans are learning braille each year
$3.5K - $15KCurrent Market Range
$300Proposed Cost
$77Build Cost
Source: American Foundation for the Blind, 2023
Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.
An intuitive process of converting text to tactile braille output
1
Extract
The ESP32CAM captures text images and uses advanced OCR technology to extract text content with high accuracy
2
Process
Text is transmitted to the Raspberry Pi, which maps each character to its corresponding braille pattern
3
Display
A 3x2 solenoid array physically displays each braille character, controlled by precise MOSFET circuitry
Under the Hood
Cutting-edge technology in a compact, efficient package
Smart Hardware Integration
- •Raspberry Pi central controller for robust processing
- •ESP32CAM for wireless image capture & transmission
- •Custom PCB with ATTiny1614 microcontroller
- •IRF520 MOSFET-driven solenoid array
Advanced Software Stack
- •GPT4o's multimodal capabilities for enhanced OCR
- •WebSocket-based wireless communication
- •Real-time text to braille conversion
- •Optimized power management system