Run Like a Fish

Twenty-plus products, six categories, one stubborn gap Full assessment, with the coverage matrix and per-product detail, is in the Technology Landscape companion paper. If you’ve been following along, you already know the shape of the problem. The Stress Wall is real. Cognitive load scales nonlinearly with velocity. The lateral line, the bat call, and the…

Seven-year-olds on crutches, and what they reminded me about inclusive design This is a different kind of post. No cognitive load functions, no product survey, no Phase II roadmap. Just a morning at an elementary school, and a few things I’m still thinking about on the drive home. Reed Elementary hosted the Bionic Project seminar…

Hi, I’m Brooke. I’m a junior at the Branson School in Ross, California. I play varsity soccer, run varsity track, and I’m happiest when I’m outside and moving. This blog is about a project that’s kind of taken over my life — in a good way. It started with something I noticed, turned into something…

What two runners taught me about the real cost of dependent mobility I’ve been training with Achilles International in San Francisco as part of my research into assistive technology for visually impaired runners. Every other Sunday morning, I show up as a guide — and every time, I leave having learned more than I contributed.…

For as long as I can remember, running has been my escape. I lace up my shoes, hit the trails near Ross, and my mind just goes quiet. I play soccer and run track, and I’ve always loved that I can move at high speed without really having to think about it. But lately, through…

Most people think the hardest part of running is physical. Bad knees.No time.Bad weather. But for millions of people with low vision, the biggest barrier isn’t fitness. It’s brain overload. I recently wrote a white paper called Breaking the Cognitive Barrier to Independent Running in Low Vision, and the main argument is simple: Independent running…

Movement is independence. As a soccer player and track runner, I’ve always taken for granted the “flow state”—that moment where your legs take over, your mind goes quiet, and you just move. But recently, while watching a visually impaired runner training with a guide at my local track, I realized that for millions of people,…