Share on Social Media

Hear Me: AI-Based Personal Assistant for People with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, HMW Design Studio | International Design Awards Winners

Hear Me: AI-Based Personal Assistant for People with Hearing and Speech Disabilities

CompanyHMW Design Studio

Lead DesignersXiaobi Pan, Junru Xu

Design TeamXiaobi Pan, Junru Xu

Project LocationUnited States

ClientSelf-Initiated Project

Prize(s)Bronze in Health & Life Science / Products for Social Impact

Project LinkView

Entry Description

HEAR ME is an app that uses AI technology and mindful design to provide holistic support for the deaf and non-vocal community, enabling them to better connect with the world, and live an easier, happier and more fulfilling life. Its real-time AI avatar interpreter as well as local human interpreter features can help user translate between spoken and sign languages for a variety of scenarios ranging from face-to-face conversations, to video calls, movie/TV, etc. On top of that, it performs 24/7 mood tracking and avatar-based personal assistance service to enhance user's mental well-being.