by Alfred Poor | July 29, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health
According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, about three out of four adults in the U.S. experience foot pain. One traditional treatment is to create orthotics: specially-shaped inserts for shoes that relieve pressure and provide additional support where...
by Alfred Poor | July 26, 2021 | Enabling Tech
3D printing continues to disrupt many traditional industries by making complex objects easy and quick to produce with little or no waste. And the design can be changed with a few lines of code, rather than wait to make extensive tooling. We’ve seen many health...
by Alfred Poor | July 16, 2021 | Health, Medical
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to cut a swath across the world, leaving death, chronic illness, and economic hardship in its wake. But some of the largest costs of the virus may not be immediately visible. In the long run, the mental health damage may eclipse...
by Alfred Poor | July 15, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health
We’ve written many times about how digital voice samples can be used to diagnose or detect disease and conditions ranging from depression to asthma, from COPD to COVID-19. This is a triumph of mobile technology and artificial intelligence. But now comes news...
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by Alfred Poor | July 14, 2021 | Enabling Tech
“Human touch”: it’s so central to our lives that it’s a key part of a Michelangelo painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. If robots are going to learn to interact with us in natural ways, touch is going to be an important skill for success....
