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Today in Italy there are more than 100.000 deaf people: their disability relegates them to the fringes of society. Deaf people read the words by deciphering the lips movements of who is speaking. However, they experience great difficulty in communicating because they cannot be understood by people who do not know their sign language. Limix and its research group are aiming to improve the quality of their life. Limix's solution is Talking Hands, a device that translates gestures of the sign lang... uage into voice. It can interpret the hands' movements while a gesture is being made, translate and transfer it to a device equipped with speakers, such as smartphones or Bluetooth speakers. Then signs can raise their voice. The realization of Talking Hands requires advanced skills in electronics for the hardware, math modeling and optimization algorithms for gesture recognition, software and embedded computing for optimized implementation of algorithms and wireless communications of the various components. For this purpose, Limix's research group is composed of mathematics, computer scientists engineering, electronics engineers and companies already cooperating with the university for a long time. Talking Hands is a tool that will improve the lives of many people, helping their integration in all areas of society by giving them greater autonomy, safety, and personal gratification.More