Artificial Extended Intelligence Solutions

We give deaf individuals their voice.

AXIS builds practical AI that extends human capability. Our first product, Turjuman, is a smart glove that translates Arabic Sign Language into spoken Arabic in real time — offline, private, and built for the people who use it.

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تَرْجُمان BY AXIS

Your smart sign-language translator.
The voice, back in the user's own hands.

2,252

deaf people in Bahrain

215,000+

across the GCC

70 M+

worldwide

Thousands of voices go unheard because the world wasn't built to listen. Turjuman changes that.

The product

One conversation, two ways.

The moment no interpreter is there, everyday communication becomes a wall. Existing tools need the internet, a camera, wait time, or someone else to speak for you. Turjuman removes all of it.

Turjuman V1 — the finished glove with speaker unit

Turjuman Glove

An AI-powered smart glove that translates Arabic Sign Language into spoken Arabic in real time. Standalone with its own speaker and battery — no phone required.

Turjuman Prototype

The prototype that proved the concept — exposed flex sensors across every finger and the full wiring that made the AI training possible.

How it works

From gesture to speech in under 200 ms.

Sign a phrase

The wearer signs naturally in Arabic Sign Language.

Glove captures motion

Flex sensors and a 6-axis tracker read every bend and rotation.

On-device AI classifies

A built-in model recognises the sign with 99% accuracy — entirely offline.

Arabic speech output

The phrase plays through the built-in speaker as clear spoken Arabic.

Why Turjuman

Instant. Private. Affordable.

Every claim here is backed by our own engineering and testing.

99%

Accuracy

Model trained on multiple signers and tested unit by unit.

<200ms

Response time

300× faster than the nearest alternative.

100%

Offline & private

All processing on-device. Nothing stored or transmitted.

Standalone device

Built-in speaker and battery mean Turjuman works entirely on its own — and pairs with the app for full two-way conversation when you want it.

87%

Cheaper

Far below the nearest comparable alternative

Engineering

Our own hardware, our own model.

Turjuman is built from the ground up in Bahrain. Six core components turn a hand gesture into a spoken sentence.

Flex sensors

Read finger bending across all five fingers.

Motion tracker

6-axis IMU catching hand rotation and movement.

Micro computer

ESP32-class board running everything on-device.

Machine learning

Custom model trained on multiple signers for 99% accuracy.

Lithium battery

Built-in power with battery safety designed in.

Speaker

Plays the translation aloud — no phone needed.

Finger bending

One flex reading per finger, capturing the exact shape of every sign.

Axes of motion

Rotation on X, Y and Z plus acceleration — position and gesture both captured.

The difference

How Turjuman compares.

Feature	Turjuman	Video relay	BrightSign
Response time	Under 200 ms	30–60 seconds	~1 s (cloud)
Works offline	✓	✕	✕
Private	✓	✕	✕
Two-way	✓	✓	✕
Arabic SL focus	✓	✓	✕
Price	80 BHD	Subsidised	~600 BHD

The companion app

The Turjuman companion app.

A companion app that turns a person's speech into text for full two-way conversation.

Turjuman app showing Arabic and English conversation screens

Supports English and Arabic speech
Instant speech-to-text
Works online and offline
Locally stored conversation log
Clean, simple interface

Validated by experts

The people who serve the deaf community back Turjuman.

We built Turjuman with the deaf community, not just for it.

Sayed Hasan Alghuraify

President of the Board

Bahrain Deaf Society

Validated the problem — an interpreter was only available 18 minutes after the visit.
Named privacy and two-way communication as the community's top priorities.
Set the bar at ≥90% accuracy and under one second response — Turjuman exceeds both.
Offered strong support for piloting, testing, and collaboration.

Wendy D. Wilson, M.Ed.

Sign-Language Educator

Wendy's Friends LLC.

A certified educator and author of Arabic sign-language alphabet books.
Featured Turjuman to her audience, sharing it with the sign-language community.
Discussed using the glove as a teaching tool for Arabic Sign Language.
An independent endorsement from an expert educator.

Mission & values

We enable people to work smarter and achieve meaningful impact by building AI that addresses real challenges — starting with giving deaf people their voice.

Inclusion & dignity

We give Arabic Sign Language and spoken Arabic equal value.

Privacy by design

All processing happens on the device — nothing stored or transmitted.

Affordability

High capability at a price ordinary families can afford.

Purpose innovation

We innovate to solve a real human need and measure success by real-world impact.

Integrity

Our own engineering — every claim backed by our own testing.

Impact

Five goals. One product.

Turjuman is a locally engineered, on-device AI product that advances the rights and participation of people with disabilities — across five UN Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG 10