Twoddler Allows Toddlers To Communicate Through Twitter
Combining an Arduino microcontroller with a Fisher Price Activity Center, Bart Swennen, Gert Vos, and Johannes Taelman have put together a device which allows toddlers to communicate non-verbally with their caretakers through Twitter. Dubbed ‘Twoddler,” the device captures data from toddler interactions within the activity center and translates them to tweets that can be followed by the toddler’s parents; the toddler mashing the image of his mother for a predetermined amount of time might be translated to a tweet like ‘I’d like to see my mommy now.”
INCA Award 2009 WINNER: Twoddler from IBBT on Vimeo.
The project is the 2009 winner of the Innovative and Creative Applications Award.
[via CNET]
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| TOPICS: | Electronics & Gadgets, Youth |
| TAGS: | arduino, DIY, Fisher Price, toddlers |
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