Special Thanks

I am focusing on the electrical engineering side of everything, so if anything needs to be wired or soldered then I would be the one to do it. After taking a class in Digital Electronics, I was instantly hooked on messing around with electronics, so since I had a chance to expand my knowledge on a subject I was passionate about, I took the chance.
My background doesn’t really make me unique, but I am proud to say that I didn’t just do nothing, I’ve tried many things from physical sports like karate to more technical hobbies like robotics. There just wasn’t any one thing that stuck out to me, until I found DE.
One of the parts that I’m really passionate about for this project is my chance to be able to physically make what I had envisioned. As for what I love most about this, is the fact that we are able to expand upon the product even after this is over. Our product’s in the most basic form, so I hope to be able to upgrade from sound sensors to AI object tracking.
My one and only personal accomplishment that I find valid is the fact that I was able to go to a robotics tournament and not lose in the first round. It was fun being able to create something and have people praise it, something my team and I worked so hard on made it past what the judges had set as standards.
The robotics tournament had a set number of teams, so everything was done in groups of around 10, and in order to successfully complete the challenges that were given, you had to work with your team. As for what I think helped me work in these situations was my ability to properly communicate what I thought was wrong and what I thought was right.
My main reason for starting all of this is to make it easier for the blind and disabled to navigate around different environments. I want to make the product I originally envisioned come to life and this is the best place to start.
My grandmother has used both a white walking cane and a seeing eye dog, and neither is able to properly guide her or describes what's in front of her. My overall objective is to create a headset that tells what's in front of the user and have the user make the decisions. I want to be able to give the blind their sight back, but because I don’t have the medical knowledge, I want to do it the one way I can, and this is my place to start.