José Adorno
If you ever thought about learning Braille or just wanted to quickly
translate something written in UEB to your iPhone, theres a new app that
can help you with that.
Software engineer Aaron Stephenson started learning Braille a few years ago.
To put his knowledge into practice, he built an app using CoreML and Vision
to find Braille. Now, he has just released an app that can translate Braille
(and more) using just your iPhone.
Braille Scanner allows users to take a photo of a piece of paper with
Braille on it using their iPhones and then within seconds, its translated
to text.
The developer explains his intention behind the project and also the
limitations so far:
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Braille Scanner was created to help transcribe from Braille to text. It uses
a combination of machine learning and vision to do this. The current
transcribing model uses Unified English Braille, grade 1, and Im planning
on adding more in the coming app updates.
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Here are the top features of Braille Scanner for iPhone users:
Auto document scan;
Braille translation using Unified English Braile (UEB), grade 1;
Braille/text to speech;
Export translated text;
Export Braille characters;
Seventeen different app icons.
Since the app just launched, the developer asks for feedback whether users
find incorrectly translated braille, so he can build a more accurate machine
learning model.
Braille Scanner requires iOS 14.7 or later. Its free to download and you
can find it on the App Store.
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