Hardware Lab. Оксана Борисенко. EnableTalk 2.0 - перчатка дающая голос немому
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Enable-Talk is a communication product consisting of gloves with sensors that translate sign language into speech through a mobile app. It aims to facilitate communication for the 70 million people globally who use sign language, including 28 million who use American Sign Language. The company plans to enhance its product, expand its market presence, and embrace crowdfunding to launch manufacturing by 2015.
Hardware Lab. Оксана Борисенко. EnableTalk 2.0 - перчатка дающая голос немому
- 1. Voice of the sign language
- 2. Enable-talk Communication product, which consists of gloves with sensors, which translate sign language into speech via app on a mobile or a tablet
- 3. Enable-talk world market 70 million people in a world using Sign Language as a First Language, 28 million of them using Spanish Sign Language. 28 million of them using American Sign Language including autists people in USA * source: http://www.wfdeaf.org/
- 4. Statistics Asia * source: WFD Regional Secretariat for Asia and Pacific * 294000 296000 298000 300000 302000 304000 306000 308000 310000 312000 314000 Deaf and hard of hearing people Thailand Republic of Korea Japan
- 5. Statistics United Kingdom * source: Wikipedia ** source: http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/your-hearing/about-deafness-and-hearing-loss/statistics.aspx * 50 000 deaf people use British Sign Language as their first or preferred language** By 2031, it is estimated that there will be 14.5 million people with hearing loss in the UK 53182000 3700000 6300000 10000000 Total population* Hearing loss people Working age (16 – 64) Retirement age (65+)
- 6. Statistics USA * source: http://www.ncra.org/Government/content.cfm?ItemNumber=9450 * 28 8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Total Deaf or hearing disabled Are employed 24 71 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Total Born every year with hearing loss In special education programs million thousand 29% 34% 37% Employed Professional/managerial Sales, service and administrative support Jther
- 7. Statistics USA * source: http://www.ncra.org/Government/content.cfm?ItemNumber=9450 * 1 21 1 of every 22 infants Has a hearing problem 1 21 15 of every 1000 people Under age 18 have some type of hearing impairment Enable-Talk facilitates communication between people and increase employment of Deaf people.
- 8. General Framework Make sign Recognizing sign G l o v e Vocalizing sign
- 10. Publicity
- 11. Value Proposition • Two sensor gloves • Mobile apps • Sign and speech libraries • Customization
- 12. Revenue Model • US hearing aid market – $5.8 bn in 2012 * • Pair of gloves – $200 (production cost - $100) * according to iData Research
- 13. What we have now (by March 2015) - Prototype - Windows and Android application - Lap top application - We have also Ukrainian patent and PCT - We have some testers in Ukraine and USA (for translation sign language into speech) (gloves with sensors) (for gloves/speech library programming (easy in two clicks))
- 14. In 2015 we are planning by May 2015 by July 2015 by August 2015 by August 2015 by August 2015 September 2015 by August 2015 September 2015 To change the design of the prototype in light version To obtain international patents to improve algorithms of sign language translation into speech cloud based libraries update on all the downloaded apps (windows and android) to increase of sign/speech libraries to go to kickstarter and indiegogo (as a market place) launch of manufacturing (mass- production) to go to US, EU and Japan markets (incorporation)
- 15. Competition Sign language interpreters 15$ in hour SMS/IM slow, uncomfortable Video Recognition not mobile
- 16. Some back ground and plans: • 2012 – Golden Byte (КА «ШАГ»); • 2012 – Microsoft Imagine Cup; • 2013 – Microsoft grant; • 2014 – Accelerator GrowthUP • 2014 – War in Donetsk; • 2015 – Restart EnableTalk 2.0; • 2015 – Office in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen team; • 2015 (September) – Indiegogo; • to be continued,
- 17. Lessons learnt: • Remote team management; • Work with accelerators; • Ukrainian patent vs PCT application; • Manufacturing in Ukraine vs in China; • Logistics ; • Product design.
- 18. OurTeam Max Osika Dev Team Lead Valera Yasakov CMO Anton Posternikov CTO Natalia Karpenko COO Oksana Borysenko CEO
- 19. Thanks for your time!
- 20. We always appreciate all the feedback we can get and we would love to hear your opinion about EnableTalk feedback@enable-talk.com