Making use of sleek black gloves, sophisticated sensors, a microcontroller and a smartphone, students from the Ukraine have created a device that translates sign language into speech. Called “Enable Talk,” the system won first place in the software design category at Microsoft’s 10th annual Imagine Cup, held this year in Sydney, Australia. The team of four students, called “QuadSquad,” will take home $25,000 and have the opportunity to apply for further grants and startup assistance from Microsoft.
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Sensor-Equipped Gloves May Give Voice to Sign Language
Posted by: Vivian Wagner July 12, 2012 10:38 AMMaking use of sleek black gloves, sophisticated sensors, a microcontroller and a smartphone, students from the Ukraine have created a device that translates sign language into speech. Called “Enable Talk,” the system won first place in the software design category at Microsoft’s 10th annual Imagine Cup, held this year in Sydney, Australia. The team of four students, called “QuadSquad,” will take home $25,000 and have the opportunity to apply for further grants and startup assistance from Microsoft.