Kenyan computer scientist Norah Kimathi has built a robotic system that translates a teacher's spoken words into sign ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

Translating is difficult work, the more so the further two languages are from one another. French to Spanish? Not a problem. Ancient Greek to Esperanto? Considerably harder. But sign language is a ...

Along with jet packs and hover boards, a machine to translate from any language to any other is so appealing as a fantasy that people are willing to overlook clunky prototypes as long as they can ...

The groundbreaking technology, showcased at Lenovo’s Tech World event, uses computer vision and an original AI engine to interpret Libras, the Brazilian sign language, in real-time. During Lenovo’s ...