What if you could learn Japanese through custom AI-generated stories, or practice sign language with an AI tutor that gives real-time feedback?

These are working prototypes built by students in the Google-funded Futures Lab, a partnership with the University of Waterloo . Each lab is an eight-week intensive AI and user experience prototyping workshop. Students from diverse fields like computer science, business and natural sciences develop tools designed to reshape how we learn.

A few highlights from the last two labs include:

Kanji Garden: An app that teaches Japanese through immersive, AI-generated stories and visuals instead of rote memorization.

SignFluent: A real-time American Sign Language learning tool that provides instant feedback on your form.

MuscleMemory: An on-the-go calisthenics training tool that uses AI camera tracking to provide instant audio feedback on your exercise form, helping prevent injuries.

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