TED Talks

Keith Kirkland: Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch (2019x80)

Air date: Apr 10, 2019

Keith Kirkland is developing wearable tech that communicates information using only the sense of touch. He's trying to figure out: What gestures and vibration patterns could intuitively communicate ideas like "stop" or "go"? Check out his team's first product, a navigation device for the blind and visually impaired, and learn more about the entirely new "haptic language" he's creating to power it.