Beyond Words
Dot Pad
The world’s 1st tactile display
Explore unlimited possibilities with tactile graphics
Making the world accessible, dot by dot
Dot Inc.
Dot Inc. is a social venture founded in 2015 by Kim Ju Yoon (Eric) and Sung Ki Kwang focused on assisting people who are visually impaired or blind. Dot’s mission to reinvent accessibility has led the company to research and develop tactile technology that is much more affordable, smaller in size and efficient.
Dot products offer its services in alignment with Universal Design, expanding into different fields of people’s lives. Dot is aiming towards a smart city that embraces every member of society, the minority and majority, with cutting-edge technology and Dot’s patented products.
History of the Dot
(2015) Founded
(2017) Dot Watch Released / Dot Cell Developed
(2020) Dot Pad Developed / Barrier Free Kiosk Manufactured
(2022) Nominated as Best of Innovation at CES 2023 / Supplied Kiosk to 25 Public Institutions
Dot Pad
Tactile Graphic and Text Braille Device
Dot Pad is a real-time tactile graphic device for the visually impaired and the blind. It displays charts, graphs, images and all sorts of visual data with a total of 2,400 pins. The users can run their fingers over the display and perceive the image with their fingertips. This device can be useful in various fields such as entertainment, rehabilitation, daily life and more. It will assist the Journey of the visually impaired and the blind from rehabilitation to vocational training to help them get back on their feet and adapt.
Product Specifications
When the Dot Pad 320 is normally placed, the upper surface of the Dot Pad 320 is divided into the following parts from nearest to farthest from the body:
- Braille text display area.
- The keyboard area where the panning and function keys are gathered.
- The graphic area where the tactile graphic is displayed.
The Braille text display area serves as the braille output of a typical braille information terminal; it consists of 20 cells in a long horizontally rectangular frame, arranged at standard braille spacing. Thus, 20 alphabetic characters can be represented at the same time.
Starting from the left to the right, the keyboard area consists of the previous panning key, keys F1 through F4, and the next panning key. The shape of the panning keys is a triangle, which distinguishes them from other Function keys which are in an oval shape.
On the right side of the Dot Pad 320, starting from the rear to the front, there is a USB C type power charging port, followed by a power switch. A USB C type power port is a power only port. Keep in mind that there is no data transfer.
On the left side of the Dot Pad 320 is a USB C type port for data transfer. You can connect it to your PC via USB C cable. This port is a mode that the administrator can control.
Size : 273.5mm(L) x 228.5mm(W) x 31mm(H)
Weight : 1.2KG
Power and Battery : Integrated battery(10,000MaH / 3.7V) lasting from 8 to 11 Hours depending on usage pattern
Connectivity : Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 5.0
Dot Services
Dot Canvas App
This application expresses all types of information such as dots(points), lines, planes, shapes, drawings, and Braille. It encourages and enhances creativity by enabling them to create and edit image-based contents independently
*Dot Canvas App can be downloaded from the App Store.
Dot Canvas Web
This web software provides a graphic editing tool where users (even non-experts) can create, save, share and edit digital tactile graphics. Users can convert images and texts into tactile graphics and Braille to display it onto multiple Dot Pads all at once.
Compatible with Screen Readers
Dot Pad is compatible with Screen Readers.
NVDA / VoiceOver
Dot Value Message
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
Problem
Challenges in accessing Visual Data
- Lack of variety and immediacy
- Inconvenient
Inaccessible Digital Contents
- Lack of accessibility to multimedia resources
- Disconnected two-way communication
Character
Target Users
- Visually Impaired
- Blind
- Braille Users
Direction
Bridge to success
- Collaboration with partners
- Standardized tactile graphics
- Free Services offered for all
- Improved Policy and Programs
Solution
Digital Tactile Graphic Display
- Improve immediacy
- Accessible digital contents
Feel the unfelt with
Dot Pad
Dot aims to make the visually impaired access necessary information more freely through Tactile Graphic in addition to text Braille with Dot Pad.
Dot Incorporation
2 Gasan Digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Woorim Lion’s Valley 2 Seoul, Republic of Korea (08591)
T. +82.2.864.1113
F. +82.2.864.1989
Dot Inc. Website : dotincorp.com
Dot Pad Website : pad.dotincorp.com
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