These fifth graders vibe coded a real-world Braille tool

These fifth graders vibe coded a real-world Braille tool — and wowed their Microsoft teacher Kurt Schlosser On Apr 14, 2020 at 8:49 am Fifth graders who worked on the Braille 3D Generator at Global Idea School in Redmond, Wash., learn "how to use GitHub Spark" and build a Braille 3D Generator, a tool that turns text into printable, tactile 3D Braille models in seconds. "We live in an amazing time," said Lavista Ferris, a 17-year Microsoft vet who has taught at the school, co-founded by his wife, for seven years. "The fact that a 10-year-old can do it in a class without any training? That thing is an actual working solution." Six students worked on the Braille 3D Generator. They were inspired by the idea of creating signage to help blind or low-vision people navigate in their school to find classrooms. The group is the youngest to enter the "AI for a Better World" competition, a national initiative in collaboration with MIT, that invites students in grades 6-12 to explore how artificial intelligence can improve their communities and the broader world. Juan Llavona Ferris, Microsoft corporate VP and director of the AI for Good Lab, LinkedIn Photo This with GitHub Spark, to describe what you want in plain English, then have a AI turn it into a working web app. Braille 3D Generator Convert text to tactile Braille and export as printable 3D models Text Input Type your message here 0/500 Braille Type UBR (Unified English Braille) Braille Translation (Interspersed with capital indicators and contractions) 3D Preview Remote dimension to inspect your model No preview available Enter text to generate 3D model. Export Download your Braille model as an .STL file View .STL File Download .STL File Braille-to-scale dimensions (200 mm x 100 mm - client high) Global Idea School About Us Programs How We Teach School Life Contact Us Non-Discrimination Policy Coolest part about they didn't just A.I. demo. They actually talked to a Microsoft accessibility expert who works with Braille technology and used her feedback to make sure the tool would be useful for blind people. The student's teacher is actually the head of A.I. for Good Lab, and even he said that he was surprised that ten year a working solution like this without traditional coding experience. The part that understand. AI building about making another SASS app. It's about turning real problems into working solutions faster than ever. Graders can build something like this, imagine what happens people start building for problems that they actually I personally believe that that is AI. should be centered around. A follow if up with this space.