In 2008 while interacting with children with special needs, Aishwarya befriended Atharva, a 6 - year - old deaf child. Witnessing Atharva's isolation and struggle to communicate deeply impacted Aishwarya. By learning sign language to connect with Atharva. She embarked on a mission to bridge the communication gap and empower the deaf and speech impaired people. Why ? Communication Gap Repressed Emotion & Frustration Low Self - esteem Low Confidence Social Isolation Poor Textual Vocabulary Constant Dependency for Communication Trust Issues & Insecurities Anxiety & Depression Workplace Discrimination Limitations in Education 466 million people across the world and 68 million People in India are speech and hearing impaired. They remain unheard and marginalised because majority of the people don't understand sign language. Over 95% of the deaf people have difficulties accessing healthcare & legal care. 99% of the deaf Indians are not Matriculates. 80% of the deaf population does not have a full - time job. 98% of the deaf people cannot communicate with the general public. EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SOCIALISATION HEALTHCARE A wearable device that bridges the communication gap between the deaf and hearing people by : 1) T ranslat ing sign language to voice so we can understand what deaf people want to say. 2) C onvert ing conversations to text and images so that deaf people can understand what we want to say. Click on this video to see a how a deaf patient can access healthcare using fifth sense prototype Prototype Demonstration Background sound detection 2 - way communication Supports multiple output languages Peer to Peer Communication Ergonomic Design Waterproof and Dust proof Emergency mode Patent Applied : Title: A PORTABLE ASSISTIVE DEVICE CONVERTING SIGN LANGUAGE TO TEXT AND SPEECH Patent Application No: 202121010635 International Patent Application No: PCT/IN2022/050537 No similar product exists in the Indian Markets Gesture to Speech Translation with 98% Accuracy February 2020 April 2020 August 2020 February 2021 August 2021 July 2022 Evolution of the finger movement sensors July 2022 PILOTS & BETA TESTING Mirchi & Mime Deaf Community Deaf Community of Goa National Institute of Speech & Hearing C.R.Ranganathan College for Deaf DIRECT COMPETITION INDIRECT COMPETITION OUR PRODUCT Bright Sign Gloves Cyberlove Lightwriter SL50 Sonant Technology Fifth Sense Country of Origin UK USA CANADA INDIA INDIA Sign Language Translation Price Rs. 1.72 Lakh Rs. 32.8 Lakh Rs. 5.5 Lakh Not in market Rs. 15,000 2 Way Communication Learning Mode Emergency Mode Remark Not Pre - trained Not Pre - trained Signers are uncomfortable with textual language Signers are uncomfortable with textual language Pre - trained device that translates sign language to voice and vice versa. Picture TAM SAM SOM 6.3% of the population → 68 million People between the age of 10 to 45 → 40 million for next 2 years : 25000 people pinpointed from 83 institutes and organizations across Pune, Mumbai, Delhi & Bangalore. Global 466 Million TAM B 2 B B 2 C B 2 G KFC, Lemon tree Hotels, PVR Cinemas, Decathlon, Blinkit, Wipro 68 million Deaf people in India 1% of Govt Jobs reserved for Speech and Hearing impaired → 1 lakh jobs Approximately 25,000 per pair *Pricing may vary depending on market feedback PRICING Name : Parikshit Sohoni Affiliation : Co - Founder, Glovatrix Education : B.Tech & Data Scientist Experience : 5 years Expertise : AI, Product Development Name : Aishwarya Karnataki Affiliation : Co - Founder, Glovatrix Education : B.Tech (EEE) Experience : 5 years Expertise : Business Development Name : Dr. Swati Sadafale Affiliation : Head, C.R.Ranganathan Expertise : Ph.D in Sign language Name : Mr. Pranav Desai Affiliation : Founder, VoSAP Expertise : Business, Disability Mentor Name : Mr. Prateek Madhav Affiliation : Founder, AssisTech Expertise : Business, Disability Mentor Name : Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mule. Affiliation : Chairman, NHRC Expertise : Government relations Name : Mr. Ashutosh Humnabadkar Affiliation : Director, Quanzen Expertise : Technology & Electronics MATRIX GLOBAL STARTUP AWARD 2023 Jagdishbhai Vishwakarma – Minister of State for Co - operation, Salt Industries, Printing & Stationary, and Protocol