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		Malcolm Frederick Dias Software Engineer, RI Email: Office: NREC 253 Phone: (412) 478-0691   Mailing address: Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Affiliated Center(s):  National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC)  Field Robotics Center (FRC)

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		TechBridgeWorld Releases Specs, Software for Braille Writing Tutor October 04, 2010. Carnegie Mellon University’s TechBridgeWorld program has publicly released the hardware specifications and software for its Braille Writing Tutor, an innovative device that helps visually impaired students learn the tricky task of writing Braille letters with a traditional slate and stylus. The specifications and software for the second generation of the device have been released under an MIT open source license and are available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/tbwbrailletutor/.