Its hands are a tad too rubbery and you won’t mistake it for a human, but an android from Toshiba can effectively mimic a sign language interpreter. Shown off at the Ceatec 2014 tech fair outside ...

A team of students in Antwerp, Belgium are responsible for Project Aslan, which is exploring the feasibility of using 3D printed robotic arms for assisting with and translating sign language. The idea ...

Mohamed Baghdady leans to the microphone and says the word "one." A lone mechanical finger on the table responds with a curl, then rises upright. At another table in The Citadel engineering lab, a ...

A unique project has been launched in Estonia to create the first Estonian sign language translation robot. The solution under development takes the form of a video avatar that imitates signing. It is ...

WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month at the Pentagon, a robot called "RoMan," which stands for "Robotic Manipulation," demonstrated how it could pick up a tool box and then put it back down. Nearby, a ...

What is the Alter3 humanoid robot, how does it work? Alter3 is a humanoid robot that was first introduced in 2016 as a platform for exploring the concept of life in artificial systems. It has a ...

Sign language translators are scarce. If you're hearing impaired, that's a huge problem. Three engineering students from the University of Antwerp have novel solution: Cheap 3D printed humanoids that ...

Step aside, Furby. This experimental robot's language skills are way cooler and way more useful. In a few years, it could even help deaf and hearing children learn their first language. The device, ...

AI language skills let you command robots in plain English. The same AI tech lets the robots navigate the chaos of the real world. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Robot learning and language acquisition represent an interdisciplinary endeavour combining robotics, artificial intelligence and cognitive science. This field studies how autonomous systems can ...