Dot Go. The First Object Interaction App for the Visually Impaired.

Award: Graphite Pencil

Graphite Pencil / Experiential / Use of MR / 2023

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Graphite Pencil / Direct / Innovation

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Wood Pencil / Digital / Health & Wellbeing

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Shortlist / Digital / Use of Technology

For blind and visually impaired people, navigating new environments can be challenging. Object detection apps can only detect, and fail to interacting with these objects in a meaningful way. Dot Go is the first object interaction app. It not only detects objects in the environment but also connects them to actions. These could be internal actions, like sounds and vibration, or external actions in other apps, websites, and even smart home devices. For example, a bus stop sign could trigger an app to open and buy a ticket. Anyone can easily build and share custom solutions with the community.