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Make your council accessible with translated audio and live captions
AI-translated audio & closed captions in 45+ languages, on any device – no downloads.
35,000+ users
The tool is great. I will come back whenever we have clients for our next events who need translation support".
Assistive listening is a legal requirement.
KUDO AI provides the next level of accessibility
According to Title II of the ADA, local and state governments are required to give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from programs, services, and activities. This comprises of assistive listening provisions that could include live captioning to enable the full participation of every citizen.
KUDO AI goes a step further. We provide live-translated speech and subtitles (including CC in English) in 45+ languages – online, hybrid, and in-person.
Engagement that includes the whole community
There are 350 languages spoken in the US alone. KUDO AI lets you engage the whole community by allowing citizens to follow meetings in the language of their choice. The provision of live captions in any language also ensure that ADA requirements are being met for citizens with hearing disabilities.
As an easy set-up software solution, KUDO AI can be used in any room setting – virtual or physical. Engage parents of the local state or city by allowing them to follow proceedings in their preferred language, and by giving them the option to read real-time captions from their smartphones.
Need to use live speech translation or captioning for a voting or committee session? Regardless of what platform you use, you can use your KUDO AI license to make your meetings language-accessible in real time, for more productive and inclusive discussions and decision-making.
Special offer in collaboration with City Manager Unfiltered
KUDO is a browser-based solution that works off WIFI or 4G, using a bandwidth of 10-20 Kb/second. That’s around 1% of the bandwidth needed to stream an average YouTube video on your phone.
Yes. KUDO AI is a real-time, AI-powered Speech Translator. This means it is available on demand, 24/7 in the click of a button.
Translated audio and captions are done using a Patented speech-to-speech translation process, with an average latency (delay) of 4.1 seconds, and an average score of 4.1/5 for fluency and 4.25/5 for accuracy.
Read our guide for more information on translation quality.
No – not yet. AI speech technology has come a long way, but no solution on the market can deliver a good enough user experience for a back-and-forth, real-time conversation. But we’re working on it.
As of today, KUDO AI lets you have multiple speakers of different languages taking it in turns to present to an audience, but this is not the same as having those speakers hold a two-way conversation using the solution.
Essentially, any venue, establishment, or public building that receives international visitors or clients.
Clients of our in-venue live translation solution tend to be universities, hotels or buildings with conference rooms, city council chambers, houses of worship, sports stadiums, and exhibition centers.
For a simple in-person or hybrid set-up, KUDO requires only three things:
- A laptop in each of the rooms or stages for which you want to provide live speech translation.
- A USB audio interface for each of the rooms or stages for which you want to provide live speech translation.
- A stable internet connection. KUDO uses extremely low bandwidth, so regular WIFI is fine.
How it works:
- A KUDO session is created in the KUDO Platform and linked to the digital and on-site signage provided for attendees.
- The session receives on-site audio in the room via an audio to USB interface connecting the microphone(s) to the KUDO session.
- On-site or remote participants can use the Weblink or QR code to access the language selector and live translation.
In three easy steps:
- Scan the QR code (that KUDO provides) to open a new window in your smartphone or tablet browser.
- Choose a language for audio and captions from the language selector that appears on your screen. (You can choose different options for both).
- Plug in your headphones to hear the translated audio or simply follow the captions on your screen.
Yes. KUDO offers an attractive partner reseller program that includes an annual license and consumption-based pricing for event organizers, AV integrators, and Language Service Providers to add our in-person language accessibility solution to their offering.
Yes. Both on-site and remote participants can access the KUDO language selector from any device.