This Echo mod, built by software developer Abhishek Singh, lets Alexa understand basic sign language. ‘If voice is the future of computing, what about those who cannot speak or hear?’ Skip to ...

Singh’s app isn’t the first to leverage computer vision to translate sign language to text. In 2013, scientists at Microsoft Research Asia used the Kinect, a motion-sensing Xbox peripheral, to ...

Amazon Echo mod teaches Alexa to understand sign language Making voice assistants accessible to the deaf community By Shawn Knight July 24, 2018, 16:44. Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.