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...
by Bruce Brown | May 18, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wheelchair users have an urgent stake in Health Tech development and Toyota is encouraging them to participate in a global mobility challenge. The frustration, physical pain, and limited access faced daily by wheelchair users underscore the need for investment and...
by Bruce Brown | April 14, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wheelchairs and mobility assist device development appears to be speeding up. Research and study projects by engineers and medical professionals keep tweaking the component technologies. Last year we wrote about SoftWheel’s in-wheel suspension system, the ReWalk...
by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Love it or hate it, social media has changed the way many people communicate for work, learning, and pleasure. Twitter, which launched in 2006, was one of the first social media applications to attain broad recognition beyond special populations such as college...
by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2015 | General News, Health
With an estimated 265 million blind people worldwide, anything that can enhance their safety while at the same time enabling independence and accessibility is welcome. Smartphone GPS directional systems are great for providing step by step and directions and...