Players with disabilities score in video game world
Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game "Mortal Kombat" despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind.
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News tagged with sign language
Engineering
Modified headphones translate sign language via Doppler
A University at Buffalo-led research team has modified noise-canceling headphones, enabling the common electronic device to "see" and translate American Sign Language (ASL) when paired with a smartphone.
Sep 8, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Student researcher urges natural language processing research focus on signed languages
Advancements in natural language processing (NLP) enable computers to understand what humans say and help people communicate through tools like machine translation, voice-controlled assistants and chatbots.
Aug 9, 2021
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Robotics
Robot uses tactile sign language to help deaf-blind people communicate independently
Jaimi Lard gets into position. She cups her left hand over the device, spreading her fingers across the top of it, and raises her right hand. When Lard is ready, Samantha Johnson presses a few keys on a laptop wired to the ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time
UCLA bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time though a smartphone app. Their research is published in the journal Nature Electronics.
Jun 29, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Recognising the signs
Machine recognition of sign languages is on the cards thanks to work by a team in India who are using a Microsoft Kinect movement-identifying controller. Writing in the International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics, ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New technology breaks through sign language barriers
Opportunities once distant to the hard-of-hearing community will become a reality with a breakthrough sign language translator. Engineers from Michigan State University developed and patented a technology that – unlike ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
How AI could help you learn sign language
Sign languages aren't easy to learn and are even harder to teach. They use not just hand gestures but also mouthings, facial expressions and body posture to communicate meaning. This complexity means professional teaching ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Software
StorySign app converts text in children's books to sign language
A team of researchers and engineers at Huawei AI has come up with a unique way to help deaf children learn to read sign language—by using AI and augmented reality to interpret printed books. They have also hit on a way ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Eggs, jokes, and weather report: Alexa's adventure in American Sign Language
Abhishek Singh asks a simple question: If voice is the future of computing what about those who cannot hear? Alexa is all ears for the deaf community thanks to an app prototype that will no doubt draw some interest and inspiration.
