About Feelix
Discover What Makes Feelix Unique, How Its Works & Its Benefits.
What it´s About – Overview & Background
Here you can get an insight into what Feelix is all about.
What is Feelix?
Feelix is an innovative aid for blind and severely visually impaired people. It offers a completely new way of perceiving the environment. Feelix scans “touches” the surroundings for obstacles. With its “tactile” vision, it enables tactile navigation, object recognition, and interactive exploration.
Feelix is not yet available on the market (As of February 2025). It exists as a functional model (red) & as a prototype (yellow), developed by Thomas Leberer. These models show how Feelix can revolutionize the lives of blind people – through more self-determination, independence and a better quality of life.
What makes Feelix unique?
In contrast to conventional aids for the blind, Feelix uses a completely new type of technology that enables intuitive and precise orientation.
This website gives you a comprehensive insight into how Feelix works and the benefits it offers.
Realize Feelix together – Support us!
As of February 2025, in order to make Feelix available to all blind people, we are launching a Kickstarter campaign. With your support, we can finance the market launch and production.
Become part of this unique project and help to give blind people a new dimension of perception!
Join us and help make Feelix a reality!
How does Feelix work?
This overview gives you an insight into How Feelix works
1. What is Feelix?
Feelix is a portable device that can be comfortably attached to the hand and provides tactile information via eight small pins on the fingertips.
2. How does Feelix works?
An integrated 3D scanner (invisible) measures the distance to objects and transmits the information to the pins, which exert more or less pressure depending on the proximity in order to create a touch sensation.
- If the object is further away, less pressure can be felt (the pins are barely visible & barely touch the fingertips).
- The closer the object gets, the more pressure is felt (the pins become more visible & touch the fingertips more intensely).
3. What special function does the thumb have with Feelix?
There is a zoom control on the thumb that allows you to spread your “virtual fingers” to explore larger areas.
How Feelix works is also explained in our YouTube videos. Simply click on the button in your language.
What makes Feelix so unique?
Feelix ist much more than an ordinary tool.
Feelix practically “extends” your fingers so that you can touch distant objects in detail.
Spatial awareness is improved so that you can mentally visualize your surroundings. Just as the seeing eye “scans” the surroundings for orientation, Feelix transfers the shapes and surfaces of the room to your fingertips, creating a touchable experience through Feelix.
Learn more about Feelix on YouTube.
How Feelix works
The advantages compared to a white cane (with Audio Description)
How Feelix works
Outdoors with Barriers
3D sensor in Feelix explained
Virtual finger extension in real time
How Feelix works
Indoors with Barriers