Voice Control: Vocal Joystick Makes Everyone Go Aaaaaah Oooooooh Ka-Ching!

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I know this video shouldn’t make me laugh because the Vocal Joystick—a software that allows you to control your computer mouse using eight vowel sounds and the “sounds k and ch simulate clicking and releasing the buttons”—is amazing for people with disabilities. But I can’t help it, I just find it hilarious. Its developers at the University of Washington have now came up with a version that controls a robotic arm to further help people with serious mobility problems.
Sampling your voice 100 times per second using a normal microphone, their idea is very simple but very powerful. And it works smoothly, much better than software like Dragon Naturally Speaking, as you can see in this comparison video.
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Compared to the simplicity and effectiveness of the vowels method, this one seems incredibly obtuse. The Vocal Joystick robotic arm interface will be presented this month at the Assets Conference [...]

Original post by Jesus Diaz