by Bruce Brown | February 17, 2022 | Enabling Tech
We’ve seen several developments in prosthetic arms that move closer to full range of motion and comprehensive sense of touch. Upper limb management via a brain-to-computer interface is a crucial component to give amputees full control of fine motor movement with...
by Bruce Brown | March 17, 2020 | Medical
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) serves an important role in health and medical technology development. With its “invent the impossible” mindset, DARPA isn’t constricted by any boxes in the search for new solutions to...
by Alfred Poor | September 19, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
We write a lot about power here at Health Tech Insider, because the digital electronics used by wearable Health Tech devices require power. Consuming less power — or storing more energy — means that a device can run a lot longer between charges, or be...
by Bruce Brown | August 4, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
A lot of good can happen when different organizations pool their resources and information to promote new ideas. Previously, we noted wearable health tech projects involving the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) working with other...
by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2017 | General News, Medical
The human brain is an amazing thing, but when it doesn’t work when it gets disconnected from other parts of the body. If it can’t communicate with the eyes, a person goes blind. When it loses contact with the ears, the person goes deaf. And if the...