Tattoos for the Blind


The Braille Tattoo, designed by Klara Jirkova (a student at the University of the Arts Berlin), is a series of implantable surgical steel, titanium, or medical plastic that's placed under the skin. The tattoo can then be read via touch.

Via WIRED

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its a gud idea 4 art as far as art goes its not as if they r trina say they invented implants dey jus showin what can be done wif different materials! ART
well done
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wow, I have never seen anything like that... Wait, yes I have!
http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Subdermal_Implant

I hate when people think they ahve invented something new...
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You've might has just changed my life here, seriously talking!
I was once interested in robotics, but dude, get the f*** outta here, I'll start digging on this today!
Who knows, maybe that's my job in the future :)
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Didn't I see this on neatorama? It's even cooler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2H35SlLmUA

And the Java program is actually downloadable here: http://www-ui.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/teddy/teddy.htm
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