Ukrainian teenagers, winners of the Teens in AI international hackathon on artificial intelligence, developed an innovative ConnectAbility application for learning and understanding sign language using neural networks and MediaPipe technology.
Innovative application of gestures
Champion team from the Polytechnic
A team of young Ukrainian programmers from the KPI Polytechnic Lyceum named after I. Sikorsky won the Teens in AI international competition, ahead of teams from Great Britain, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Thailand. Their project ConnectAbility became the best among the presented innovative solutions using artificial intelligence.
A unique development for gesture communication
ConnectAbility is a mobile application based on neural networks that helps people learn sign language and provides translation of gestures into text or voice. The developers recorded video footage with samples of dactyl and common gestures to train the neural network. The program uses MediaPipe technology to detect key points on the user's hands, and the coordinates of these points are analyzed by a neural network based on TensorFlow using a classification algorithm for gesture recognition.
Ukraine's first victory at the Teens in AI hackathon
This year's participation of Ukraine in the Teens in hackathon AI proved to be successful on the first try thanks to the victory of a team of high school students from ConnectAbility. Winners will receive valuable prizes from the organizers, including Apple tablets, invitations to AI training sessions and free access to AI image processing courses.
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- Teens in AI - international hackathon on artificial intelligence for teenagers
- ConnectAbility - mobile an application based on neural networks for learning sign language and translating gestures into text or voice
- MediaPipe - Google technology for detecting and tracking key points in videos or images
- TensorFlow - an open library of software for machine learning and artificial intelligence
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A team of students from KPI Polytechnic Lyceum won the Teens in AI international hackathon, presenting the ConnectAbility application based on AI to help in learning sign language.
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Oleksandr
Impressive victory of talented Ukrainian schoolchildren at the Teens in AI international hackathon! 👏🇺🇦 The ConnectAbility project is a truly ingenious and at the same time practical solution for hearing impaired people. Such innovations make the world better and more accessible for everyone.
Sophie
Well done, young minds of Ukraine! 🇺🇦 💻 Winning the prestigious Teens in AI hackathon is not only an outstanding achievement, but also an inspiring example for all of us. ConnectAbility is a great application of AI to help people with special needs. You are making the world a better place!
Ania
Huge congratulations to Ukrainian teenagers! 👏🇺🇦 Your victory at the Teens in AI hackathon is incredible. The ConnectAbility project uses advanced AI technologies to help deaf people. This is an invaluable contribution to creating a more inclusive society. 🙌
Grzegorz
Ukrainian schoolchildren did it! Winning Teens in AI with ConnectAbility is just crazy. 🤯🇺🇦 Sign language recognition using AI is a great idea that helps break down barriers in communication. Well done, I hope that your project will be widely used.
Василь
This is nonsense! 🙄 Firstly, sign language is not that common. Second, AI has more important applications than gesture recognition. Third, these hackathon trends are just ridiculous. Young people should focus on something serious and not have fun.
Mariya
@Vasyl, you are wrong! 🚫 Projects like ConnectAbility are extremely important for the integration of people with special needs into society. And hackathons are a great opportunity for young people to try their hand at solving real problems with the help of AI. 🙌 Don't forget that innovations often started as "funny trends".
Hans
It is simply fascinating to see how Ukrainian schoolchildren use AI to solve social problems! 🇺🇦 💻 ConnectAbility will definitely make life easier for deaf people around the world. And the victory at the Teens in AI hackathon shows the high level of training of Ukrainian teenagers in the field of AI. Well done, guys! 👏
Julia
I want to join in congratulating the Ukrainian team! ✨🇺🇦 The ConnectAbility project is a vivid example of how AI technologies can make the world better and more accessible. A huge achievement for such young innovators! Winning at the Teens in AI hackathon is just the beginning of a long journey for these talents. 💫