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Digital Guide Dog for Blind People
Guide dogs can be incredibly helpful, letting blind people maintain a level of independence that would be difficult without their loyalty. However, guide dogs require a huge amount of training and, because they're dogs, are not practical for...
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Spinal Cord Stimulators Give Robotic Prostheses a Sense of Touch
Upper arm prostheses that give their users a sense of touch have been developed in the past (see flashbacks below). These require careful surgical placement of electrodes near the remaining nerves within the stump and precise stimulation of...
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Space Station Motor for More Comfortable, Powerful, Efficient Robotic Legs
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed robotic prosthetic legs which use motors that were originally designed for use on the robotic arm of the International Space Station. The motors allow the prostheses to move more...
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Glove Interprets Sign Language in Near Real Time
People that have to use sign language to communicate with others can feel like foreigners in their own land. Very few random strangers can read sign language, but a new technology out of University of California, Los Angeles may make all of us be...
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Kyocera Helps Develop Wearable for Remote Rehab Monitoring During COVID Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a slew of new challenges for clinical facilities, including how to deliver as much care as possible at a distance. The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Medical...
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The Rig Lets Disabled People go Offroading
People with lower limb paralysis generally don't get to enjoy the great outdoors nearly as easily as other nature lovers. Wheelchairs aren't designed to traverse rugged terrain and to go on long treks, but a couple in Utah wanted to design...
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Go-2 Spinal Stimulator Helps Return Leg Function: Interview with Jan Öhrström, Chairman of the Board, GTX Medical
GTX Medical, a medtech company with offices in The Netherlands and Switzerland, has announced that it received Breakthrough Device Designation for the Go-2 system, an implant that provides targeted epidural spinal stimulation therapy for...
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AI Guides Prostheses to Match Walking Pattern to Terrain
Lower limb prostheses that are self-powered and help users walk fairly naturally don't work well on varying surfaces. Walking on paved concrete is very different from traversing a grassy field, but without knowing the terrain below it is...
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WalkWise Walker Attachment Helps Seniors Stay Safe and Mobile
Falls have serious consequences for seniors, especially those who live alone. Medical alert devices can notify emergency services, but they are not always worn. In addition, they do not address fall prevention by encouraging active lifestyles...
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