![New Approach to Brain Control of Robots [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/03/MIT-brain-robot-interface.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have studied ways to interface a human brain with a robotic device. One goal is to let a person control a robotic prosthetic limb using his or her mind. It’s a complex problem that is difficult to solve. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and...
by Alfred Poor | February 13, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
70 years ago, a discovery was made at Bell Labs in New Jersey that changed the course of human civilization. Three researchers — Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain — created a switch with no moving parts. By applying a current to one lead, they could control...
![Mind Control Interface Enables Robotic Telepresence [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/Aubot-Teleport-with-video-600x270.png?resize=600%2C270)
by Bruce Brown | January 17, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
An Australia entrepreneur found a way for people with spinal injuries who have limited or no mobility to take trips, attend classes, lectures, and meetings using a game controller. Aubot’s Teleport telepresence robot can be controlled via the Chrome Browser, an...
by Alfred Poor | January 11, 2017 | General News, Health
Stress is a significant factor in many people’s lives these days, yet stress is often called “the silent killer.” It is linked to a range of psychological and physiological conditions that can lead to significant impairment. People can turn to a...
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by Alfred Poor | November 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearables face a vexing paradox. We want them to get smaller and smaller, yet smaller devices have less room available for buttons, touch pads, and other methods of controlling them. Solutions that work great for a desktop computer or tablet do not necessarily work...
