Bridging communication gaps between hearing and hearing-impaired individuals is an important challenge in assistive ...

American Sign Language (ASL) recognition systems often struggle with accuracy due to similar gestures, poor image quality and inconsistent lighting. To address this, researchers developed a system ...

New device translates sign language into spoken words. The Red Dot 2013 design award went to Asia University contestants who designed the Sign Language Ring, a set of rings and a bracelet that detects ...

More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

While China’s AI sector continues to accelerate, driving economic growth and reshaping entire industries, a growing number of researchers are turning their focus toward using AI for social good. Among ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...

Bader Alsharif, the first author, demonstrates how the system spells out names and locations in real time using American Sign Language. For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals around the ...