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I built a tool that turns diagrams into something blind students can touch. Here's what broke.

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Last weekend I did a hackathon (Banana Hacks 2026, an image AI hackathon). I wanted to build something that actually helps someone, not just another image generator. So I built a tool called TouchSight . You give it any diagram, like a heart from a biology textbook, and it gives back three things:…

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  1. 2026-10-14 15:46 · DEV Community — AI
    I built a tool that turns diagrams into something blind students can touch. Here's what broke.

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