by Bruce Brown | March 6, 2023 | Health
White canes help blind people avoid obstacles on the ground and up to waist-high. However, conventional canes cannot help the blind avoid objects in their path that are above the waist. CES 2023 Healthcare Innovation Awards Honoree Lighthouse Tech showcased the Swiss...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearables and prosthetics serve many functions in collecting data, enabling movement, and improving the wearer’s functional ability and overall quality of life. The ability to sense touch, however, is more than just additive; it can transform the wearer’s...
by Bruce Brown | October 14, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Ongoing work with touch-sensitive artificial skin at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has great promise for gaming, training, and medical rehabilitation. Scientists at the French technology education and research institution recently published their...
by Bruce Brown | September 19, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Spending on virtual and augmented reality hardware, systems, and applications will exceed $20 billion during 2019, according to a 2018 IDC report. Games and consumer video viewing continue as the AR/VR application front runners, but industrial, commercial,...
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by Bruce Brown | December 15, 2015 | General News, Health
Do you remember when Obi-Wan Kenobi taught Luke Skywalker to use The Force to deflect training droids with his light saber when they were on their way to Alderaann aboard the Millennium Falcon? When Luke failed at first, Obi-wan had him put on a helmet that blocked...
