Talking gloves for the deaf

An Australian scientist is developing a pair of gloves capable of translating sign language, a move he hopes could ease communication for deaf and mute people. University of New South Wales research fellow Waleed Kadous said the gloves would be connected to a computer that has been programmed to measure the movement of the wearer's hand and distinguish between different sign. It then translates the sings into written English on a monitor.

At a recent trial, the computer was able to translate Australian sign language with 95% accuracy, said Kadous.

Source: The Times of India
Dated :25th November, 2002