President Uhuru Kenyatta praised a 26-year-old Kenyan innovator who earned global recognition with his invention of smart hand gloves capable of converting sign language movements into audio speech. Speaking at Gusii Stadium during the 57th Mashujaa Day celebrations, President Kenyatta lauded Allela as part of a new generation of Kenyan heroes. According to Allela, his niece encountered difficulties while communicating with members of her family since none of them is conversant with sign language. The smart gloves – dubbed Sign-IO – have flex sensors that are placed on each finger and have the capacity to quantify the bend of a finger and process the letter being signed. His goal is to oversee the installation of at least two pairs of smart gloves in every school for hard-of-hearing students in Kenya.

Source: Daily Nation October 21, 2020 06:56 UTC