ArSLR-ML: A Python-based machine learning application for arabic sign language recognition
Lamis Ali Hussein, Ziad Saeed Mohammed · Software Impacts · 2025
The ArSLR-ML is a real-time interactive application that uses multi-class Support Vector Machines (SVM) machine learning applied in the classification procedure and MediaPipe in the feature extraction procedure to recognize static Arabic sign language gestures, focusing on numbers and letters and translating them into text and Arabic audio output. The ArSLR-ML was built within the PyCharm IDE using Python with a graphical user interface (GUI), thereby allowing for effective recognition of gestures. The application utilizes the laptop camera and GUI to capture hand gestures to create dataset for machine learning models and implement them in real time. • Develops an interactive laptop application for real-time Arabic Sign Language recognition using ML and a GUI. • Utilizes Support Vector Machines for classification and MediaPipe for feature extraction, enhancing efficiency and accuracy. • Provides Arabic voice output alongside text-based recognition, improving accessibility for deaf individuals. • Facilitates fast and accurate hand gesture data capture using a standard camera, ensuring user-friendly operation. • Designed as a scalable platform for advancements in sign language technology.