Headpong Control

Headpong Control - open-source assistive technology concept by the Technion community

About this project

Wise Control is an adapted AAC device for Nevo, who has poor upper body strength and cortical blindness. The team thought outside of the box and created a unique headband sensor - "Wise Controller" that tracks Nevo's movement so that his movements send the correct messages to the communication device without him needing to be held upright by a caregiver.

The challenge

Without an available solution available on the market, Occupational Therapists from Beit Issie Shapiro presented this challenge to adapt the technology in order to allow Nevo the independence to communicate.

Who it helps

Nevo is a very intelligent and sweet child who lives with severe Cerebral Palsy (CP). He is unable to control the movements of his head or limbs and he also has cortical blindness. He communicates through a head control device linked to a system of switches that give him audial feedback as he moves his head. Since he is unable to move his head independently, he cannot communicate through the system by himself.

Project details

The build files for Headpong Control are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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