human-machine interface

Exoskeletons can strain the brain

Exoskeletons designed to reduce lower back pain may compete with mental resources at work, canceling out the benefits of wearing them.

Bleak cyborg future from brain-computer interfaces

Researchers warn of the potential social, ethical, and legal consequences of technologies interacting heavily with human brains.

A soft electronic material for human-machine-interfacing

Researchers have developed a new material that can facilitate a near-perfect merger between machines and the human body for diagnostics and treatment.

#Internet of Medical Things

Multifunctional sensor system could revolutionize smart contacts

Researchers have demonstrated a novel multifunctional ultrathin contact lens sensor layer with transistors that may revolutionise the manufacture of smart contact lenses.

E-textiles: Dyeing process gives electronic properties

Scientists have shown how smart textiles can be produced in a comparatively easy way, thus opening up new use cases.

#3D printing

Brains linked to computers using 3D printed implants

Linking the human brain to a computer is usually only seen in science fiction, but now scientists have harnessed the power of 3D printing to bring the technology one step closer to reality.

Catching Z’s, capturing data: DIY wearable

Researchers are creating a wearable electronics device that can read brain waves while allowing the wearer to easily drift off into the various stages of sleep.

3D hand-sensing wristband

Researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in 3D.

Humanoid hands create safer human-robotics interactions

Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.

Prosthetics that can feel are close to reality

CU Boulder biomedical engineer Jacob Segil is working to bring back that sense of touch for amputees, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

‘Breathable’ stretchable electronics for wearables

Researchers have created ultrathin, stretchable electronic material that is gas permeable, allowing the material to “breathe”.

An ultra-thin wearable device

Researchers reported the discovery of a multifunctional ultra-thin wearable electronic device that is imperceptible to the wearer.

Smart textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors

Researchers have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect which enable easier health monitoring, medical interventions and human–machine interfaces.

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with motor impairments

An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate a humanoid robot to feed themselves.

A robot helper to understand human movement

Researchers have created a new robot controller using game theory, allowing the robot to learn when to assist a human.

New prosthetic limbs are self-learning bionic hands

Scientists have used machine learning to improve the performance of prosthetic hands. The researchers said the findings, could spark a "new generation of prosthetic limbs.

“Get to the cloud. Run to the cloud!”

Eric Schmidt has strong opinions about the healthcare system, its providers and professionals. He critized that the healthcare ecosystem was still being stuck in the “stone age" and challenges it to "focus on innovation".