Robot Arms Controlled by Just by Thinking [video]

by Amantha May | January 1, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Two years ago, Robert “Buz” Chmielewski underwent a 10-hour operation, during which surgeons implanted six electrodes in his brain. Within a few months of the operation, Chmielewski could control two robotic arms using only his thoughts, transmitted...

CES 2021: Connected Cap Brings EEG to the Home [video]

by Amantha May | December 30, 2020 | Enabling Tech

Last year, biotech startup iMediSync devoted a booth at CES 2020 to its signature product, a clinical, AI-driven platform for quantitative analysis of electroencephalography (qEEG), called iSyncBrain. This year, the company will showcase iSyncWave, a portable brain...

Stretchy, Durable, Sensitive New E-Skin

by Amantha May | December 18, 2020 | Enabling Tech

In the quest to develop a reliable artificial skin sensor, engineers face three primary concerns–sensitivity and durability. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed an electronic skin that performs...

New Contact Lenses Could Give You Superpowers

by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2020 | Enabling Tech

We’re breaking our rules on this one. We seldom mention new health tech products prior to their development. Due to the potential benefits of the technology and the assets of the two participants, we make an exception in this case. Earlier this month, Japanese...

Electrodes Implanted in the Brain Can Restore Vision

by Bruce Brown | December 8, 2020 | Enabling Tech

The brain-to-computer (BTC) interface is especially exciting because of its potential to restore human sensory capabilities. A successful brain-to-computer interface bypasses or replaces natural sensory organs with electronic devices connected directly to the brain....

Tiny Robots in the Blood Kill Tumors [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2020 | Enabling Tech

We’re intrigued and excited by the medical and health-related possibilities of nanobots: injectable robots 50 to 100 nanometers in diameter (a nanometer is 1 billionth of a meter). Radio frequency waves can activate nanobots that carry miniaturized electronic...