Teenage girl scoops UK Young Engineer of the Year award with sign language interpretation device

Posted on 23 Jun 2023 by The Manufacturer

Winners of the prestigious Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition have been announced at an awards ceremony at The Big Bang Fair.

Ranita Ariyibi, a 15-year old student at Colchester County High School for Girls (Essex), has scooped the top prize and been crowned UK Young Engineer of the Year 2023 for her invention of a device that enables hearing and Deaf people to communicate more easily. InterSign acts as electronic interpreter between British Sign Language (BSL)…

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