Developed as a part of IBM’s Extreme Blue projects in 2007, SiSi helps deaf people by converting speech into British Sign Language (BSL), rendered via an MQTT-attached Java avatar.

The system uses MQTT and microbroker as its messaging infrastructure.

Links

• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System IBM press release
• Computers take over signing duties for hearing impaired IBM news
• Say It, and Program Signs It Discovery Channel
• Technique links words to signing BBC News Online
• Technology links words to signing BBC Ceefax (image)
• IBM Voice-to-Sign Language Translation Tech YouTube (video, embedded above)
• Automated sign language software from IBM RNID

• IBM develops sign language technology TechDis
• IBM develops virtual deaf interpreter Canoe (Canada)
• IBM Develops Virtual Sign-Language Interpreter Fox News
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System American Association for Artificial Intelligence
• Virtual interpreter turns speech into sign language CBC News (Canada)
• IBM’s sign language technology TechRepublic
• In Love with SiSi Jeroen Arendsen blog
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System PressMediaWire
• IBM Creates Signing Avatars For The Deaf Information Week
• IBM’s Avatar to Translate Spoken Language into Signs Soft32
• IBM’s SiSi virtually translates speech to sign language Ringtel
• Sign of the times The Engineer online
• IBM’s SiSi virtually translates speech to sign language Engadget
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System MSNBC
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System martketwire
• Sisi helps handset owners to ‘speak’ to deaf The Inquirer
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System page2got2
• IBM’s SiSi to help break communication barrier monsters and critics
• IBM Research Demonstrates Innovative ‘Speech to Sign Language’ Translation System TMCnet
• IBM Launches SiSi That Automatically Converts Spoken Word Into British Sign Language – Quick Facts market intelligence center

Argentina

• Crean un sistema de celular para sordos Yahoo Argentina

Croatia

• IBM-ov istra.iva.ki odjel predstavio inovativni sustav za prevo.enje govora u znakovni jezik Limun

Finland

• IBM tulkkaa viittomakieltä virtuaalisesti TIEKE

Germany

• SiSi – Software übersetzt in Gebärdensprache Golem
• SiSi – Software übersetzt in Gebärdensprache PC Magazin
• IBM entwickelt virtuellen Dolmetscher für Hörgeschädigte Heise

India

• IBM Develops Virtual Deaf Interpreter Tech3
• Sign language in virtual worlds India Times
• Sign language in virtual worlds Mumbai Mirror

Italy

• IBM: un nuovo sistema di riconoscimento vocale aiuterà chi ha problemi udito Data Manager

Poland

• SiSi – IBM t.umaczy na j.zyk migowy PC Lab

South Africa

• Technology holds promise for the deaf IT Online

Other links

• UEA Virtual Humans
• RNID