Keith’s note: On 13 March 2012, NASA’s Robonaut-2 said “hello world” in American Sign Language (ASL) from the International Space Station. I am told that the idea for this came from my suggestion posted on NASA Watch several months ago (below). How cool.
(more…)Robonaut-2 Says “Hello world” in American Sign Language From the ISS (video) Keith’s note: This afternoon NASA’s Robonaut-2 said “hello world” in American Sign Language (ASL) from the International Space Station. I have been told that the idea for this was sparked by an earlier posting of mine on NASAWatch. Being a former professional Sign Language interpreter, this is pretty cool. This is not the first time Robonaut has signed […]
Space Droids Using Sign Language?, earlier post on 15 November 2011 “Background: I worked for more than a decade as a professional certified (educational) sign language interpreter. This idea occurred to me when I was looking at this picture and instantly wondered what Robonaut-2 “wanted” or why it was seemingly in the process of saying “here” or maybe “give”. Imagine how fast a video of Robonaut-2 saying something in American […]
Photos: Robonaut-2 Gestures In Space Keith’s note: I have seen Robonaut-2 in action and its dexterity is interesting – and rather facile. So … how could NASA demonstrate this dexterity in new ways, make it a little more “human” or approachable, – and reach a new segment of the populace that is normally overlooked? Program it to use Sign Language. Background: I worked for more than a decade as a […]
NASA Astronaut Sends First Signed Message from Orbit “The number of languages used on the International Space Station has recently increased. In addition to those spoken in the 15 countries that have had representatives aboard the space station, American Sign Language, or ASL, is now included. NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson has sent a message in ASL from the station to the deaf community.” Keith’s note: As a former professional […]
