Tafiya ta Juriya
Labarin juriya, manufa, da canji ta hanyar fasaha.
“'Yancin kai ba game da rashin buƙatar taimako ba ne, amma farin cikin yin wani abu da ba ku taɓa tunanin za ku iya ba”
- Arthur Sendas, Co-kafa See U App
Labarin Baya See U
An haifi Arthur Sendas a Arapiraca, a cikin yankunan karkara na Alagoas, tare da acromatopsia- yanayin da ke haifar da makanta mai launi, ƙananan hangen nesa, da kuma hare-haren migraine wanda zai iya barin shi kawai ya ga siffofi masu banƙyama na kwanaki. "Ba zan iya ganin zurfin zurfi ba; kamar dai duk abin da ke 2D ne. Idan akwai rami a tsakiyar titi, ba zan gan shi ba, "in ji Arthur.
Yarinta ya yi wuya. Ɗan malami kuma masanin aikin gona, Arthur ya girma a cikin dangi masu matsakaicin matsayi har lokacin da mahaifinsa ya sha giya da caca ya kwashe komai. A shekaru 13, dangin sun rasa gidansu da motoci kuma suka shiga cikin bashi, suka koma wani wuri da babu kofa kuma babu filasta, inda ruwa ya yi karanci kuma ruwan sama ya jika gadaje.
Har ila yau, a 13 ne Arthur ya fara kasuwancinsa na farko: sayar da CD a cikin garin Arapiraca don biyan kuɗin makaranta, intanet, da kuma taimakawa a gida. Kwamfuta da littattafan da ya rage daga tsohuwar rayuwarsa sun zama mafakarsa - kuma a nan ne ya koya wa kansa tsarawa.
Daga baya, a lokacin digirinsa na fasaha, ya mayar da wannan sha'awar zuwa manufa: aikinsa na ƙarshe shine wasan makafi, wanda aka buga ta hanyar umarnin murya da alamun sauti. Wannan ya shuka iri na abin da zai zama See U App.
A shekara ta 2009, Arthur ya sadu da Sérgio Gomes Júnior, wani abokin karatunsa wanda ke fama da rashin lafiya kuma ya san cewa zai makanta. A ranar farko ta darasi, Júnior ya ce ya zaɓi wannan hanya don wata rana ya gina hanyar da za ta zama idanunsa. A wannan rana, su biyun sun zama abokai mafi kyau - tare da alkawarin gina waɗannan idanu tare.
A cikin 2013, tare da isowar Google Glass, Arthur ya yi tunanin gilashin da zai iya gano cikas a hanya. Tare da Júnior da Jaqueline Sendas - injiniya, budurwarsa kuma a yau matarsa - ya gina samfurin kuma ya shiga aikin a gasar farawa a Portugal.
Karbar ta zo da mamaki. "Ban taba tunanin za a karbe ni ba, na fito daga karkarar Alagoas, daga dangi mai tawali'u, don haka ya ji nisa sosai." Ba tare da hanyar tafiya ba, ba su halarci taron ba, amma tabbatarwa ya sa su ci gaba. Gilashin sun samo asali zuwa abin wuya, mundaye kuma, a ƙarshe, alamar da aka haɗa da app - yayin da Júnior ke rasa ganinsa kuma gaggawar kawai ta girma.
Komai ya canza a cikin 2019, lokacin da mahaifiyar Arthur ta rasu daga amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "Na fara tunani game da abin da nake yi da kuma dalilin da ke tattare da abubuwa." Cutar da ta biyo baya ta kawo lokacin da za a mai da hankali gaba ɗaya kan aikin.
Sa'an nan kuma ya zo da bukatar da ta canza komai. A wajen bikin zagayowar ranar haihuwar Edu, yaro makaho kuma dan abokinsa, yaron ya yi burinsa: tafiya ba tare da sanda ba, ya ga duniya. "Me yasa Uncle Júnior kawai zai iya yin hakan?"
Wannan shi ne abin da suke bukata: don juya labarin rayuwarsu zuwa wani samfurin da zai iya canza rayuwar miliyoyin. A cikin 2022, su ukun sun bar ayyukansu kuma sun kafa See U App a hukumance. Sun shiga cikin shirin Startup Nordeste (Sebrae), tare da jagoranci da tallafin watanni 6, kuma sun sami tallafin girgije daga Google, Microsoft da AWS.
A cikin Oktoba 2023, See U App ya ƙaddamar. A wannan watan, ƙungiyar ta fuskanci mummunan rauni: Sérgio Gomes Júnior ya mutu, wanda Becker ya yi fama da dystrophy muscular dystrophy. "Abu ne mai wahala, ya fi abokin tarayya, abokinsa ne."
Kwanaki kafin ya wuce, Júnior ya ce: "Mun yi wani abu mai ban mamaki, ko ba haka ba? Zan rayu a cikin ku da kuma a cikin See U App. Ci gaba, kada ku daina har sai kowane makaho a duniya zai iya gani." An kusan ƙare aikin a wurin, amma Arthur da Jaqueline sun yanke shawarar cika wannan alkawarin.
Jim kadan bayan haka, an gano Arthur yana da Cancer maƙogwaro. Ya rasa muryarsa, kuma likitoci sun ba da begen samun lafiya. Ya shafe kusan wata guda a cikin suma; dawowar sa an dauke shi a matsayin abin al'ajabi.
Lokacin da ba ya nan, kamfanin ya kusan rugujewa: ma'aikata sun tafi kuma app ɗin ya daina sabuntawa. Amma an adana damar shiga kyauta ga masu amfani da rajista, kuma Google ya himmatu wajen biyan kuɗin sabar.
A cikin 2024, Arthur da Jaqueline sun sake gina komai daga karce kuma suka yi amfani da samfurin: daga hardware (lambar) zuwa software mai tsabta, yana gudana akan kowace wayar hannu. Echolocation yana fassara cikas zuwa sautunan sarari, kamar "sonar roba"; hankali na wucin gadi yana karanta alamomi da littattafai, yana bayyana abubuwa kuma yana nuna hanyoyi; kuma gaskiyar kama-da-wane yana bawa masu amfani damar aiwatar da hanyoyi kafin tafiya su a cikin duniyar gaske.
A cikin 2025, an gane See U App tare da eAwards Brasil, daga NTT DATA Foundation - wanda ya ci nasara a cikin ayyuka 256, yana samun matsayi a wasan karshe na duniya. A yau, akwai masu amfani da fiye da 130,000, kuma aikin yana ci gaba.
"Kalmar da ke ma'anar See U App ita ce 'yancin kai. Kuma cin gashin kai ba game da rashin buƙatar taimako ba ne - kowa yana buƙatar taimako. Yana da farin cikin yin wani abu da ba ku taɓa tunanin za ku iya ba."
Manufar Mu
Don amfani da fasaha don gina duniyar da ta fi dacewa, haɗaɗɗiyar duniya inda kowa da kowa, ko wane irin gazawarsa, zai iya rayuwa tare da 'yancin kai, daraja, da 'yanci.
Tausayi
Mun sanya mutane a gaba. Ana yin kowace shawara tare da ainihin tasirin masu amfani da mu a zuciya.
Bidi'a
Kullum muna neman sabbin fasahohi da hanyoyin samar da mafita ga hadaddun ƙalubalen samun dama.
Kyakkyawan
Mun himmatu ga inganci a duk abin da muke yi. Samfuran mu suna tafiya ta tsauraran gwajin amfani.
Hada
Mun yi imanin kowa ya cancanci dama iri ɗaya, ba tare da la'akari da gazawar jiki ba.
Hanyarmu
Daga mafarki zuwa gaskiya mai canza rayuwa
Yarantaka da Juriya
A Arapiraca (AL), Arthur ya girma yana fuskantar acromatopsia da wahalhalu na iyali wanda ya rasa komai. Kwamfuta da littattafai sun zama mafakarsa - kuma a nan ne ya koyi tsarawa kuma ya gano zai iya canza gaskiyarsa.
Taron Junior
A lokacin digirinsa na fasaha, Arthur ya sadu da Sérgio Gomes Júnior, wanda ke da ciwo mai lalacewa kuma ya san cewa zai makanta. An haifi abota da alkawari a wurin: don gina tare da mafita wanda zai zama idanun Júnior.
Samfurin Farko
Gilashin Google ya yi wahayi, Arthur ya yi tunanin gilashin da zai iya gano cikas. Tare da Júnior da Jaqueline Sendas, injiniya kuma abokin tarayya, ya gina samfurin farko na abin da zai zama See U App.
Ganewar Duniya
An amince da aikin a gasar farawa a Portugal. Ba tare da hanyar tafiya ba, 'yan ukun ba za su iya halarta ba, amma tabbatar da ƙasashen duniya ya zama ƙarfafa don ci gaba.
Asara da Manufar
Mutuwar mahaifiyar Arthur, daga amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ta sa ya sake tunanin hanyarsa da kuma manufarsa. Cutar da ta biyo baya ta kawo lokacin da za a mai da hankali gaba ɗaya kan aikin.
Farawa Nordeste Hanzarta
Ƙungiyar ta shiga cikin shirin Startup Nordeste (Sebrae), tare da jagoranci da tallafin watanni 6. Arthur, Júnior da Jaqueline sun bar ayyukansu don sadaukar da kansu 100% ga kasuwancin kuma sun sami tallafin girgije daga Google, Microsoft da AWS.
Neman Da Ya Canja Komai
A ranar haihuwar Edu, yaro makaho, burin yaron - yin tafiya ba tare da sanda ba kuma ya ga duniya - ya ba Arthur bayaninsa na ƙarshe: don juya labarin kansa a cikin samfurin da zai iya canza miliyoyin rayuka. An haifi See U App a hukumance.
Kaddamar da Rashin Aboki
A cikin Oktoba 2023, See U App ya ƙaddamar. A wannan watan, Sérgio Gomes Júnior ya mutu, wanda Becker ya yi fama da dystrophy na muscular. Arthur da Jaqueline sun yanke shawarar girmama tunaninsa da kuma alkawarin da suka yi shekaru da yawa da suka shige.
Yakin Rayuwa
Ba da daɗewa ba, an gano Arthur da ciwon daji na makogwaro. Ya rasa muryarsa, ya yi kusan wata guda a suma. An dauki murmurewansa a matsayin abin al'ajabi - amma kamfanin ya tsaya cak kuma ya kusa yin fatara.
Sake Gina da Haihuwa
Da zarar an dawo da shi, Arthur ya sake gina kamfanin daga karce tare da Jaqueline. An ƙirƙiri samfurin: daga kayan masarufi (lambar) zuwa software mai tsafta, haɗa elocation, hankali na wucin gadi da gaskiyar kama-da-wane akan kowace wayar hannu.
Ganewa da Kyauta
An gane See U App tare da eAwards Brasil, daga NTT DATA Foundation, wanda ya ci nasara a cikin ayyuka 256. Tare da fiye da masu amfani da 130,000, manufa ta ci gaba: don kawo 'yancin kai ga waɗanda ba za su iya gani ba.
Tawagar mu
Mutane masu sha'awar yin canji
Arthur Sendas
Shugaba & Co-kafaDaga Arapiraca (AL), an haife shi tare da acromatopsia. Masanin fasaha wanda ya mayar da bukatunsa ya zama mafita ga dubban mutane.
Jaqueline Sendas
Co-kafaInjiniya kuma co-kafa. Abokin Arthur a rayuwa da kasuwanci, ta kasance mai mahimmanci wajen sake gina kamfanin bayan asarar 2023.
Sergio Gomes Júnior
Co-kafa (a cikin memoriam)Abokin karatun koleji Arthur kuma wanda ya kafa. Ya rayu tare da cuta mai lalacewa kuma ya ƙarfafa manufar See U App. Ƙwaƙwalwarsa da gadonsa suna rayuwa a cikin aikin.