Medical · Japan

Lumen Braille Slate

A refreshable braille tablet with 40 cells at a tenth the usual cost.

Direct from inventor

Hiro Tanaka

Price

$899 USD

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The invention

Lumen uses a proprietary shape-memory alloy actuator to raise braille dots on a 40-cell display. Its power draw is measured in milliwatts, and the actuators are silent to touch.

Currently shipping to schools for the visually impaired in six countries, Lumen is opening a wait-list for consumer orders.