Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Researchers Using Kinect to Allow Deaf People to Communicate Via Computer

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Researchers from Microsoft Asia and the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been working together to develop a computer system able to translate gestures used in sign language to text. The combined team presented the results of their research at this year’s Faculty Summit 2013—a conference held annually by Microsoft to promote information technology sharing among the academic community.

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