Samantha Johnson

Founder | Tatum Robotics

Within the medical device industry, Samantha Johnson has worked in new product development, product launch, product ideation, and quality testing. Critically, while working at the Perkins School for Blind, Johnson learned how to develop custom designs for people with disabilities. She founded Tatum Robotics in 2021, and in that role she works on the hardware development team and establishes partnerships with technical collaborators and DeafBlind (DB) community groups. Johnson holds a MS in Bioengineering from Northeastern University.

All Sessions by Samantha Johnson

  • May 11, 2022


  • 2:00 PM  - 2:45 PM
    There are ~640 million people worldwide who are concurrently deaf and blind. Without independent communication tools, this historically underserved community is often cut off from the abled world and its resources. Robotics technology can provide disabled populations access to the technology abled individuals take advantage of each day such as communication tools, entertainment mediums, real-time translators and more. In this session, Tatum Robotics founder Samantha Johnson will describe how 3D printing and AI can be utilized to develop robotics solutions for the deafblind community, including an anthropomorphic hand+wrist and two compliant arms as a communication device for tactile sign language—the primary and often only communication method of deafblind people.
    Enabling Technologies Track




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