by Bruce Brown | June 27, 2018 | General News, Medical
Of all the wearables for health and medical applications, exoskeletons may be the most exciting and the most visible. Researchers explore robotic exoskeletons to alleviate physical workload, to substitute for impaired or nonfunctional human limbs, and to assist with...
by Bruce Brown | April 16, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Who couldn’t use a little more strength? Many people without any injury or disability exercise regularly — or sometimes just pay for gym memberships — to get stronger and improve their flexibility and cardiovascular health. If you lift weights...
by Alfred Poor | March 15, 2018 | General News, Health
Stroke victims and patients with spinal injuries often have to learn how to walk all over again. Their muscles may not be strong enough to let them move about, and the brain/body connection may have been disrupted so that normal walking behavior is not possible. A lot...
by Alfred Poor | September 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Some people are paraplegics as the result of trauma to the spine. Their body still is capable of functioning, but the line of communications with the brain has been broken. Some researchers are trying to find ways to reconnect those broken connections. Others are...
by Bruce Brown | September 1, 2017 | General News, Medical
We’ve written several times about exoskeleton developments. A recent article covered BionikLabs’ Alexa-enabled exoskeleton for specific mobility challenges. Roam, a soft exoskeleton concept saves money and is lighter and more comfortable to wear than...