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Wish to Hear the Sound

Wish to Hear the Sound

Wish to Hear the Sound is a micro:bit project that translates sound into vibration and light to improve quality of life for the hard of hearing.

British Council

劉晋熙, 戴皓楠, 麥鈞浩

2024

Global goals

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being

Our project

Wish to Hear the Sound can use A.I. to distinguish important sounds in daily life, and use vibration functions and light to remind the hearing-impaired.

It can also increase the hearing-impaired person's control over their surrounding environment and increase the safety of the hearing-impaired person.

Our work of "Wish to Hear the Sound" uses a micro:bit, a battery and a vibration motor. The working principle is that when the microphone on the microbit receives a specified sound, such as a doorbell or a fire alarm, then the LED light on the micro:bit will start to flash and the motor will start to vibrate. And if the user puts it at home

Don’t be afraid if Wish to Hear the Sound is dragged down. Our Wish to Hear the Sound is equipped with a matching device, eg. Potted plant, LED. When Wish to Hear the Sound detects sound, the potted plant, LED will light up to remind the hearing-impaired.

Our inspiration

There is no perfect product in the world, and hearing aids are the same. Therefore, we tried to fill the current gap and designed "Wish to Hear the Sound". It can replace the current hearing aid at home and give prompts when the doorbell or fire alarm sounds.

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