by Amantha May | June 26, 2020 | Health
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain hospital resources and overwhelm healthcare workers who risk contracting the coronavirus while caring for patients who have the disease. OhmniLabs is stepping up to increase the availability of its signature telepresence robot...
by Amantha May | June 24, 2020 | Health
Manufacturing plants, warehouses, and other workplaces that require employees to perform physical labor are taking worker safety more seriously due to the virus crisis. The Reflex is a smart wearable created by KINETIC that monitors body mechanics to reduce the risk...
by Amantha May | June 22, 2020 | Health
The middle school years present challenges for adolescent girls and those challenges can have a lasting impact on the way girls feel about themselves and their abilities. Moxie Girl, a new app designed for adolescents and teens, aims to help girls build confidence and...
by Amantha May | June 19, 2020 | Health
If your clothing could speak, what would it say? Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering would like to empower wearable fabric to speak volumes about an individual’s health. The research team developed biomaterial-based inks that sense chemicals...
by Amantha May | June 17, 2020 | Health, Medical
Workplace wearables for social distancing continue to make headlines as more and more businesses reopen their operations. Tharsus, a UK-based maker of strategic machines, announced that they have developed a new, comprehensive social-distancing system called Bump....