University of California’s Smart Glove Wirelessly Translates American Sign Language

Submitted by kgoughnour3 on July 13, 2017 - 3:26pm

Researchers at the Department of Nano Engineering at the University of California released a paper this week detailing a new Bluetooth enabled smart glove that can read American Sign Language (ASL). The glove, still in prototype phase, is able to translate all ASL words and transmit them wirelessly to a smartphone or computer and is expected to cost less than one hundred dollars. The smart glove represents one low-cost solution intended to bridge the communication/language gap between ASL users and non-users. Source: Timothy O’ Connor, PLOS One Journal. 

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The Language of Glove: Wireless gesture decoder with low-power and stretchable hybrid electronics

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