Innovation in brief
Through a series of assistive devices including glasses, finger triggers, foot pedals, and buttons, the user is given facilities similar to a mouse or trackpad. Based on a plug and play concept, the assistive tech can be paired with computers, phones, tablets, television sets, etc.
Innovation in Detail
Navigating a computer requires a certain level of dexterity. Those with motor challenges may not be able to participate in the workspace, or in everyday essential activities that rely on using one’s phone and computer. Technology: Through a series of assistive devices including glasses, finger triggers, foot pedals, and buttons, the user is given facilities similar to a mouse or trackpad. Based on a plug and play concept, the assistive tech can be paired with computers, phones, tablets, television sets, etc. Social Impact: The innovator has made the products affordable and user-friendly. The process of arriving upon the innovation involved research within communities to understand the common obstacles, and address specific needs that are often ignored by most commercial technology. They market the product to those with chronic as well as temporary motor problems.
Current Status: Dextroware Devices aims to develop a range of assistive technologies, focusing on enhancing quality of life that is accessible to all. The start-up has received support from the IIT-M Incubation Cell, Social Alpha, Digital Impact Square , and a few other institutional partners. They are seeking new avenues to infuse inclusivity and accessibility within technology.
What specific problem does the Innovation Solve
Navigating a computer requires a certain level of dexterity. Those with motor challenges may not be able to participate in the workspace, or in everyday essential activities that rely on using one’s phone and computer. Dextroware Devices aims to develop a range of assistive technologies, focusing on enhancing quality of life that is accessible to all.
How did you come up with the idea or how did innovation emerge
The innovator has made the products affordable and user-friendly. The process of arriving upon the innovation involved research within communities to understand the common obstacles, and address specific needs that are often ignored by most commercial technology. They market the product to those with chronic as well as temporary motor problems.
Dextroware Devices aims to develop a range of assistive technologies, focusing on enhancing quality of life that is accessible to all.
