Scientists modify headphones to translate American Sign Language

Published September 23, 2021

Print

Element 14 reports that UB engineers led by Zhanpeng Jin developed SonicASL, a system that utilizes modified noise-canceling headphones linked with a smartphone to detect and translates American Sign Language.

The system relies on Doppler technology to pick up tiny echoes in acoustic soundwaves generated from an individual's hand signals.

Read the story here.