A Japanese company has invented a face mask that can translate your voice into nine languages.

Face mask

Face mask

C-Mask, which has been developed by Donut Robotics, comes with ''smart features'', including a function which can translate English, Japanese, Chinese, French, Korean, Thai, Bahasa, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Taisuke Ono, the chief executive of Donut Robotics, feels that the mask is the ideal response to the changes in the world caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The company explained that as well as its translation feature, the C-Mask can also amplify the user's voice, make calls and note the minutes of a meeting.