Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device

Image caption: Measuring just over 1 square inch, the device could help those with dysfunctional vocal cords regain their voice function. Image credit: Jun Chen Lab / UCLA. Article by Christine Wei-li Lee. UCLA Newsroom – March 14, 2024. Article: Nature Communications.

People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can often find it difficult or impossible to speak. That may soon change. A team of UCLA engineers has invented a soft, thin, stretchy device measuring just over 1 square inch that can be attached to the skin outside the throat to help people with dysfunctional vocal cords regain their voice function. […]

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