Smart cane helps the visually impaired
Engineering students have created a smart cane that can help visually impaired people to avoid obstacles.
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How 5 upper body exoskeletons support natural movements
We present five upper body exoskeletons that might help restore natural hand or limb movements.
An affordable self-navigating smart cane
The cane incorporaties sensing and way-finding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles.
Robotic cane brings navigation assistance to 21st century
Robotic cane with 3D camera can accurately guide user to chosen location, avoiding obstacles.
Wearable devices can reduce collision risk in blind people
A wearable computer vision device can reduce collisions for both people who are blind or those who are visually impaired and using a long cane and/or guide dog by 37 percent, compared to using other mobility aids alone.
AR apps are designed mainly for youngsters
A study exploring the use of augmented reality to support older adults finds the user interface is sometimes confusing for those aged 50+.
Integrated radar tech eases elderly care
Little table, talk to me: Specialists have created an integrated radar technology makes it easier to care for the elderly.
AI platform to assess blood vessel anomalies
Researchers have developed an AI platform that could one day be used in a system to assess vascular and eye diseases.
A smart port for the brain
Researchers are creating a smart port to the brain that will use artificial intelligence to selectively stimulate tissue regrowth and seizure intervention.
An inkjet-printed artificial retina model
Researchers have developed a color-sensitive, inkjet-printed, pixelated artificial retina model.
Brain-controlled computers are becoming a reality, but major hurdles remain
More researchers and companies are moving into the brain-computer interfaces, yet major challenges remain, from user training to the reality of invasive brain implant procedures.
Progress in capture of biosignals for EEG
New electrode technology and AI analytics solve challenges in neurological emergency, acute and intensive care medicine.
"Super Human Eye" works like a real one
Researchers have crafted an artificial eye with capabilities close to its human model.
Modern VR and AR device can help simulate sight loss
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University of London.
VR for early detection of MS balance problems
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, PhD, created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable and inexpensive test could reduce falls and related injuries in people with multiple sclerosis.
NVIDIA Healthcare 2.0 – Developing and deploying AI in healthcare
“AI is the biggest technological breakthrough of our lifetime. It will boost the entire healthcare ecosystem and will eventually re-invent the way we deliver medicine entirely.”
VR supports the treatment of children with brain injury
Research confirms the efficiency of using computer-based programmes and virtual reality for improving children's attention and social skills.
Retinal screening in diabetes: diagnosis by robot
Physicians have been using automatic digital retinal screening, without assistance from an ophthalmologist, to detect diabetic retinal disease.
Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair
Combining new wearable electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly interact with a computer.
Stroke patients relearn how to walk with therapeutic shoe
The iStride device is strapped over the shoe of the good leg and generates a backwards motion, exaggerating the existing step, making it harder to walk while wearing the shoe.
Augmented reality glasses as low vision aid
Researchers found that adapted augmented reality glasses can improve patients’ mobility by 50% and grasp performance by 70%.
Robotic cane shown to improve stability in walking
Robotic device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility.
AI may help spot autism early
A machine learning algorithm can spot abnormalities in pupil dilation that are predictive of autism spectrum disorder in mouse models.
App can help diagnose Huntington’s disease
Researchers have created a mobile application, which helps recognise early symptoms of a rare Huntington's disease.
Brain training app decoder improves users’ concentration
A new 'brain training' game improves users' concentration. Scientists say this could provide a welcome antidote to the daily distractions that we face in a busy world.
EYEMATE sensor is a sentinel to watch over ocular pressure
The sensor system implant provides actionable information to optimize the therapy for patients afflicted with glaucoma.
Augmented reality to guide the blind
Augmented reality technology gives objects "voices," enabling a vision-impaired person to hear what is in their surroundings.
Alzheimer’s: Robot helps with early screening
Researchers of the Michigan Technological University investigate how robotic technology can assist doctors in earlier diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease.