Researchers in the UK have developed a robotic sensor that uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to read braille at speeds about double that of most human readers. The research team, from the University of Cambridge, used machine-learning algorithms to teach a robotic sensor to quickly slide over lines of braille text. The robot was able to read the braille at 315 words per minute at close to 90% accuracy. Braille is an ideal test for a robot ‘fingertip’ as reading it requires high sensitivity, since the dots in each representative letter pattern are so close together. The researchers used an off-the-shelf sensor to develop a robotic braille reader that more accurately replicates human reading behavior.
Breakthrough: Robotic Sensor Reads Braille Twice as Fast as Humans
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