A digital pen can convert braille into text, while a glove does the same for sign language.
A London-based startup, in turn, has developed a cloud-based platform to translate text, voice and video into British Sign Language. An AI-powered avatar does the signing.
Training with data sets incorporated different dialects, contextual language and emotional tone.
Comprising deaf members who use sign language, the development team’s vision is to ensure that an accurate translation into all 200 types of sign language worldwide takes place in future.
In a pilot project with London train stations, the technology will transfer railway announcements to displays.
Work is also underway to create a video game that teaches sign language more playfully.
