This high- tech directly translates sign language into speech, enabling deaf people to communicate with anyone!
The new device created by scientists works with sensorsthat penetrate the user's fingers and recognize each word, phrase or letter of American Sign Language.
Once the glove has captured the meanings, it wirelessly to a smartphone, which in turn translates them into spoken language. The translation rate is about one word per second.
UCLA scientists , who were in charge of the project, claim that this innovation will give deaf people the opportunity to communicate more easily.
"We hope it will make life easier for those who use sign language, and they will communicate directly with those who cannot understand it, without the need for a translator," said researcher Jun Chen.
It is estimated that approximately 100,000 to 1 million people use American Sign Language, while over 300 sign languages are used by more than 70 million deaf people in the world.
However, the glove cannot translate British Sign Language, which is used by around 151,000 UK according to the British Deaf Association.
In the past, researchers have built similar equipment live translation sign language heavy and bulky, and understandably very uncomfortable for those who wore it. According to Chen, the high-tech glove they have now built is significantly lighter and much more comfortable compared to previous attempts.
During testing of the device, researchers attached sensor stickers to users' facesto record the expressions involved in sign language. Specifically, they placed them between their eyebrows and on one side of their mouths.
«Furthermore, we hope it will help users learn more about sign language.»
