Even with the best of hearing, it can be difficult to understand what someone wearing a face mask is saying. Many people who are hard of hearing rely on using lip reading to understand what everyone is saying. With everyone wearing face masks, that amazing skill has been taken away. This project aims to help us all wear masks, look cool and understand each other more. A light up grid will be hidden inside your mask, and using a microphone your every word will be transcribed and scrolled across your face mask Lorraine will show you how to code an LED speech-to-text mask using a raspberry pi. This project has lots of potential to become a real life object, used in everyday life. Check out the links below for a further video where Lorraine explores using a paid for transcription services on a PC with Bluetooth to make a working scrolling facemask. Good enough for a doctor’s surgery to use for their patients.
Supplemental Content:
- Scrolling FaceMask with a Raspberry Pi and Google Speech-to-text API - longer demo
- Speech to Text LED Face Mask: Keyboard
- Speech to Text LED Face Mask: micro:bit
- Speech to Text LED Face Mask: Mask Evolution
- https://github.com/Lorrainbow/ScrollingFaceMask
Bill of Material:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Quantity | Buy Kit |
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| RASPBERRY PI 3 | Raspberry Pi | 1 | Buy Now |
| Raspberry Pi Power Supply | Raspberry Pi | 1 | Buy Now |
| SD Card | TRANSCEND | 1 | Buy Now |
| Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires, 40 x 6" | Adafruit | 1 | Buy Now |
| Adafruit male to female jumper wires 150mm | Adafruit | 1 | Buy Now |
| ADAFRUIT NeoPixel NeoMatrix 8x8 - 64 RGB LED Pixel Matrix | Adafruit | 1 | Buy Now |
| Battery Holder, 3 x AAA, On/Off Switch, 2-Pin JST, 6" Long Cable | Adafruit | 1 | Buy Now |
Additional Parts:
| Product Name |
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A face mask with a pouch |
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A rechargeable battery bank to power the pi |
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A USB microphone |
Top Comments
Is the code posted somewhere?
I'm particularly interested in testFont.py
Such a rad design! I'm excited to see the newest iteration during the upcoming Twitch chat!
Hi Dave
I found no problem breathing with the mask on and I wore it for a long time.
Proximity sensor is definitely doable but will people notice it enough? Fog horn might be better for that
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The mask is…