ClientBot Accelerates Talk Therapist Training

by Bruce Brown | July 19, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Mental health treatment plans can involve medication and other physical treatment options, but talk therapy remains a nearly universal component. In the 1960s, MIT AI Laboratory’s Joseph Weizenbaum wrote the ELIZA program to talk with patients as a reflective...

FDA-Cleared Human Milk Nutrition Analyzer [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 18, 2019 | Enabling Tech

When we wrote about technology and human breast milk previously, the focus was wearable breast pumps from Willow and Chiaro. We also wrote about JustMilk’s work developing a breastfeeding drug delivery system to use in remote regions where children may not...

Sensor Networks Create Smart Skin [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 17, 2019 | Enabling Tech

In 2015 we reported forecasts that smart clothing applications would rise rapidly by 2020 but the bulk of the applications would be fitness-oriented, not associated with healthcare. In 2018 Juniper Research predicted connected clothing would top 7 million units in...

Artificial Muscles for Humans and Their Robots

by Bruce Brown | July 11, 2019 | Enabling Tech

The concept of artificial muscles is intriguing. Whether the purpose of lab-sourced musculature is greater strength or enhanced mobility for humans or robots, the idea is easy to grasp and the prospects are inspiring. We’ve written about researchers at the...

Interface Supports Many Adaptive Controls [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 9, 2019 | Enabling Tech

We’ve written about myriad technologies developed to assist people with upper or lower body impairments. Cyberdyne’s Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) exoskeleton senses minute motion signals on the skin to determine the wearer’s intention. Seoul National...

AR and AI Detect Brain Pain

by Bruce Brown | July 2, 2019 | Enabling Tech

Parents know the frustration and sense of helplessness when an infant in pain lacks the language skills to explain where it hurts. University of Michigan researchers are developing technology that uses neuroimaging, augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence...