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Back in the 1970s Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a tool that revolutionized the field of film production. His latest creation is a device known as the Zeen, which helps mobility-challenged users not only to get around, but also to stand up and s… Continue reading Steadicam inventor turns his attention to mobility aids, with the Zeen
It can be difficult for blind people to learn to read braille, as they don’t have any way of seeing which character the dots that they’re feeling represent. That’s where the BrailleWear glove comes in, as it verbally tells them.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading BrailleWear glove tells blind users which letters they’re feeling
Ordinarily, we associate mouthguards with sports such as boxing and football. An experimental new one, however, could allow people who lack the use of their hands to control electronic devices – and it would do so by tracking their bite patterns.Contin… Continue reading Assistive mouthguard lets users control devices by biting down
As their sense of balance deteriorates, seniors are at an increased risk of potentially debilitating falls. A new wearable assistive robot could help, by detecting and preventing such falls before they actually occur.Continue ReadingCategory: Health &a… Continue reading Assistive MRBA robot is designed to detect and prevent falls
Among other things, people with Parkinson’s disease suffer from a slowness of movement and a stiffness of the muscles. A new wearable device may help alleviate those symptoms, by buzzing the user in the chest.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Wearable, Parkinson’s Disease, Imperial College, Queen Mary University of London, Assistive Technologies
Continue reading Chest-buzzing CUE1 wearable may help reduce Parkinson’s symptoms
Three years ago, we heard about an assistive upper-body exoskeleton called the Paexo Shoulder. Its German manufacturer, Ottobock, has announced an updated model, now going by the name of the Ottobock Shoulder.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Techno… Continue reading Ottobock unveils new-and-improved Shoulder upper-body exoskeleton
Although many of us may have forgotten about Google Glass, the technology is now the base of a set of glasses designed to assist the blind. Known as Envision Glasses, they utilize AI to verbally tell their wearer what they’re looking at.Continue Readin… Continue reading Envision Glasses use AI to tell blind users what they’re looking at
Although there are various systems that detect quadriplegics’ head movements, most such setups are limited to the control of wheelchairs. Such is not the case, however, with the MagTrack system.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Ge… Continue reading MagTrack system uses face and head movements to control devices
Last year, German Bionic revealed a fourth generation of its Cray X exoskeleton, keeping things light by employing a carbon fiber frame. Now the 5th generation has been announced, which is reported to be the first of its kind to support two body region… Continue reading Carbon fiber exoskeleton first to support two body regions
Lower-body exoskeletons don’t merely thrust the wearer’s legs forward – they move them based on the user’s existing gait. A team at Harvard University has now developed what is claimed to be a better method of gauging that gait, utilizing ultrasound.Co… Continue reading Ultrasound used for better calibration of assistive exoskeletons