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Tatum Robotics
Tatum Robotics builds the Tatum T1, an anthropomorphic 18-degree-of-freedom robotic fingerspelling hand that translates English text into tactile sign language for DeafBlind users. The Tatum1 system connects to eBooks, email, news and texting services and renders them in real time as tactile fingerspelling, replacing dependence on human interpreters. Devices are distributed to DeafBlind users at no cost through the FCC-funded iCanConnect national deaf-blind equipment distribution program, which purchases units and training. First units shipped Q4 2025 with roughly 15 devices in the field by mid-2026.
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Tatum T1 Fingerspelling Hand
- 18 degrees of freedom in an anthropomorphic hand sized and shaped like a human hand
Actuated joints enabling tactile ASL fingerspelling
Claim source - Translates English into tactile fingerspelling in real time for DeafBlind users
Text-to-tactile-sign translation pipeline
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