The robotic arm is printed on a 3D printer, very similar to Thing from the Addams Family and connected to the computer. With the help of special software hand able to translate ordinary text into sign language.
Developers from the University of Antwerp have achieved good results — hand copes well with the task, but sign language uses not only the hands but also facial expressions, so the engineers plan to complicate the system, adding her second hand and the person is able to convey emotions so their device will be really full. According to the inventors, the hand can be useful to the hearing impaired and be a good replacement of the interpreter.
The hand consists of 25 parts printed on a 3D printer, in addition, the design has 16 motors, 3 microcontroller Arduino and the computer. To print all the details, the creators of the translator spent 140 hours, and even ten it took to build the device.
Reverse according to the purpose of the gadget was created recently at the University of California — where the developers have built a glove that is able to convert the gestures deaf people to text. This will allow people who are not familiar with sign language to understand their interlocutors with disabilities. In addition, it can be used in virtual reality. According to the inventors, they plan to Refine their invention and start to sell to everyone.
Hand-interpreter for sign language produced on a 3D printer
Vyacheslav Larionov