PicTranslate

Inspiration

We were inspired by the challenges we faced in learning new languages. While learning sentence structure may not be as difficult, memorizing vocabulary can be a difficult task. Through the use of this app, one can easily improve their vocabulary by learning the translation for objects nearby. This app is also useful for tourists who may not know the word for a certain object.

What it does

PicTranslate recieves an image input and uses Google Cloud's VisionAI API in order to classify the object and return potential classifications. The classifications are then translated using Google Translate and both are displayed for the user through a UI built in Flask.

How we built it

The methods to classify images and translate classifications were built using Python. The UI to display this information was made using Flask.

Challenges we ran into

It was a challenge to effectively translate the seperate methods into a usable UI but using Flask we were able to successfully do so.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Creating a simple application that has a functional backend and frontend and user interactivity.

What we learned

We learned how to implement API's and how to develop a user interface.

What's next for PicTranslate?

Adding additional languages and mobile support as well as improving the UI.

Built With

• flask
• google-translate
• html5
• python
• visionapi