Google according to reports is currently developing an app that will assist people in understanding sign language in real time by translating to normal speech.
With the help of students at Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm, Sweden who are working with Google to build this app, the playstore may soon have this app that can translate sign language into speech. The team won an award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for their work.
The app is called Google Gesture and it is paired with a band worn on the forearm that analyzes muscle movements made when signing (a process known as electromyography). These movements are then sent to the app, which translates them into audible words as they are signed.
“The vast majority of people don’t understand sign language, which means a lot of interesting conversations never take place,” the Gesture video says.
Google gesture aim is to get rid of communication barrier between people by translating sign language right away, so there’s no lull in conversation while the signer waits for audio voice to kick in.
Google has previously developed software that enables the deaf to communicate via technology.
Android offers an option on its Google Translate app that turns speech into text. This app will be a step up for Google and by enabling better communication, the world benefits greatly. A release date for the app has not yet been announced.
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