20-year-old Argentine wins top prize at HackHarvard with a device for blind people
Martín Pulitano, a 20-year-old computer engineering student at UCEMA, won the top prize at HackHarvard, held at Harvard University, with "Feel", a prototype intended as an alternative to the cane for blind people. The device uses sensors that detect obstacles up to five meters away and alerts the user through pressure on the palm of the hand. He built it in 36 hours with three other students, spending 70 dollars on materials, and also received the Hardware for Good and Chalk awards.
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- Pulitano, 20, a computer engineering student at UCEMA, won the top prize at HackHarvard.
- Feel detects obstacles up to five meters away and alerts through pressure on the palm of the hand.
- The prototype was built in 36 hours with three teammates and 70 dollars in materials.
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