Coming soon

Asterix

A glove that reads every finger and turns sign language into speech.

Coming soon

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Wear the sign. Hear the word.

Sensors along each finger feed a small board on the back of the hand. Choose a sign, then turn the glove to see it from every side.

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Built so a hand can be heard

01

Feel

A flex sensor on the back of every finger reports how far it bends.

02

Match

The board reads the wires and compares the hand’s shape with known signs.

03

Speak

The matched letter appears on screen and can be read aloud.

Planned features

Three new things coming to Asterix

New on the glove

Made to feel like a real hand

A

Haptic fingertips

Small motors in the fingertips buzz to confirm a sign was read.

B

Motion sensing

A motion chip tracks wrist turns, so signs that move can be read too.

C

Battery and wireless

A small rechargeable battery and a wireless link to a phone or iPad.

D

See-through view

Peel back the fabric to see the hand, bones and sensors inside. Try it on the glove above.

Fabric glove
Flex sensors
Control board
Wiring and cable

What’s inside

Scroll and the layers pull apart so you can see how the glove is put together.

  • Fabric glove. A soft dark shell that fits the hand and carries everything else.
  • Flex sensors. Thin strips along each finger that change as the finger bends.
  • Control board. Sits on the back of the hand and reads every sensor.
  • Wiring and cable. Fine wires run to the board, then one cable leaves at the wrist.
Coming soon

Asterix is still being built. The glove, the app and the first signs will arrive here.