Posted on Oct 7, 2023
A deaf football team will debut a 5G-connected augmented reality helmet to call plays
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A first-of-its-kind football helmet will allow coaches at Gallaudet University, the school for deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington, D.C., to transmit plays to their quarterback via an augmented reality screen.
Players on Gallaudet's football team, which competes in NCAA's Division III, have long faced challenges against teams with hearing athletes, such as an inability to hear referees' whistles that signal the end of a play.
The helmet, which was developed in conjunction with communications giant AT&T, aims to address another of those long-standing problems: Coaches calling plays to the players.
A first-of-its-kind football helmet will allow coaches at Gallaudet University, the school for deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington, D.C., to transmit plays to their quarterback via an augmented reality screen.
Players on Gallaudet's football team, which competes in NCAA's Division III, have long faced challenges against teams with hearing athletes, such as an inability to hear referees' whistles that signal the end of a play.
The helmet, which was developed in conjunction with communications giant AT&T, aims to address another of those long-standing problems: Coaches calling plays to the players.
A deaf football team will debut a 5G-connected augmented reality helmet to call plays
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I've been on the Gallaudet's campus...interesting place. Good to see this sort of invention put to this kind of use.
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I remember when I was in college, we went up to Morgantown,NC to the school for the deaf. We attended a football practice and had lots of questions. One thing we did learn was they were rarely called for offsides since the focused on the ball being snapped.
I agree, the technology here could really hel a number of deaf football players.
I agree, the technology here could really hel a number of deaf football players.
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wow that's unique: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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