Roy Allela’s six-year-old niece was born deaf. She found it difficult to communicate with her family, none of whom knew sign language.
So Allela – a 25-year-old Kenyan, invented smart gloves that convert sign language movements into audio speech.
So Allela – a 25-year-old Kenyan, invented smart gloves that convert sign language movements into audio speech.
The gloves – named Sign-IO have flex sensors stitched on to each finger. The sensors quantify the bend of the fingers & process the letter being signed.
The gloves are paired via Bluetooth to a mobile phone application that Allela also developed, which then vocalises the letter
The gloves are paired via Bluetooth to a mobile phone application that Allela also developed, which then vocalises the letter
The gloves placed 2nd runners-up at the Royal Academy of Engineering Leaders in Innovation Fellowship in London and won the hardware trailblazer award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
