By: Times of Oman

Muscat: A team of Omani researchers was able to develop a system that translates sign language into written text and then into voice, Oman News Agency (ONA) said.

A statement issued online by ONA said that an Omani research project carried out by a team from Sohar University managed to develop an intelligent system that translates sign language and converts it into written text and then to audio.

The project aimed to develop a system capable of recognising hand gestures used by persons who are vocally and hearing impaired, through the use of neural networks, image processing technology and the Internet of Things.

The research team includes: Dr. Abdullah Abu Al-Kishek, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Networks and Databases Program, the student Sarah bint Salem Al-Khaifia, and the student Mujtaba Jaafar.