ABOUT THE COMPANY

    Tatum Robotics' mission is to create the first assistive communication device for DeafBlind people that can translate English text input into tactile ASL output. The device consists of a robotic hand/wrist, fully 3D printed, which is now capable of fingerspelling and will eventually be capable of producing complex signs and sentences. We see the device’s utility both in the home (so that DeafBlind individuals can access things like emails, text messages, or eBooks without the need of interpreting services) as well as in institutions like schools (so that students whose teachers are helping their peers can still learn). 

    Tatum Robotics is in collaboration with the Deaf-Blind Contact Center (Allston, MA), the Candian Institute for the Blind, Perkins School for the Deaf, and Sense International. 

    As a part-time researcher, you would be expected to work with us between 3-8 hours per week. This is a paid opportunity!

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

    As a research assistant with Tatum Robotics, you will be expected to:

• -Collaborate on the creation of a standard of glossing conventions for ASL that will allow us to note sign production as accurately as possible in a written form
• -Gloss ASL data as we receive it from consultants
• -Proofread and edit colleagues’ glosses to check for errors that would prevent the gloss from being useful
• -Research linguistic concepts as they apply to ASL by searching multiple databases and reaching out to researchers and writers
• -Analyze glossed data for patterns and conclusions alongside other linguistics researchers