86 Time December 2–9, 2019
SPORTS
SAFER SPORTS FOR KIDS
VICIS ZERO1 Youth helmetOver the past decade, an emerging
body of medical research has
shown that playing football can
increase the risk of brain injury,
and youth football participationhas declined significantly. But at
least 1.2 million kids under the
age of 13 still play tackle football,
according to the Sports and Fitness
Industry Association. So VICIS, theACCESSIBILITY
A SMARTER
CANE
WeWALKA few years ago, Kursat
Ceylan, who is blind,
was trying to find his
way to a hotel, usinga smartphone map
app and a cane while
pulling luggage, when
he walked into a pole,
cutting his forehead.
He co- developed the
WeWALK—a smart cane
that detects objects
above chest level and
pairs with apps, such asGoogle Maps—
to help the 250 mil-
lion visually impaired
and blind people
worldwide navigate a
digital world without
having to juggle a
smartphone. The
WeWALK costs $499.
—Tara LawHOME
DIY WALL DECOR
Scribit
regularly update the
illustrations throughout
their homes. Scribit
currently sells for $499.
Users can upload their
own designs or use
premade drawings from
independent artists
or access art from
Scribit’s library. The
company says a new
feature allows users
to convert any picture,
even a selfie, into an
erasable drawing on
the wall. Scribit recently
received recognition
as one of Kickstarter’s
most successful
campaigns and raised
more than $2.4 million
in crowdfunding.
—Sanya MansoorThe ZERO1
Youth is specially
tuned to absorb
kids’ impact
forcesIt’s not a whiteboard.
It’s not a digital
billboard. It’s something
in between. Equipped
with erasable markers,
Scribit—a write-and-
erase robot—can
re- create artwork on
walls and other vertical
surfaces by drawing,
line by line. The
creators aim to bring
“a touch of analog”
into our digital lives,
says Scribit co-founder
Andrea Baldereschi.
Teachers can have
Scribit write lessons
on classroom walls.
Restaurant owners
can alert customers
to new menu options.
And art aficionados can