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What the Hands Remember
In Nairobi, robotic hands 3D-printed from recycled litter turn a teacher's voice into sign language. Kenya had no sign dataset — so deaf teachers recorded it themselves. A language lifted from elders' hands, rehoused in salvaged plastic.
Inspired by: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kenyan-startup-makes-robotic-hands-that-translate-teachers-voice-into-signs-for-deaf-students/