by Jim Ware | November 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Research at the University of North Carolina shows lower-limb amputees could benefit from load-adaptive wearable robotics. While multiple studies examine the ways powered devices help amputees walk on level ground, few delve into the effects of real-world challenges...
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by Bruce Brown | June 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
There are probably sights, smells, and surfaces you’d rather not experience related to your own body. It turns out there are sounds that people would rather not hear as well. That point was made quite clear to research engineers at the Georgia Institute of...
by Alfred Poor | May 31, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
We’ve written about exoskeletons many times in the past, but mostly in the context of assistive devices that can help people walk and move better than they could on their own. However, as our past story about Rice Students who modified a knee brace to harvest...
by Alfred Poor | July 20, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Lots of products are designed to help runners track their exercise: steps taken, speed, distance, and more. But the next generation of wearable Health Tech devices intended for runners are taking it up a notch to include information intended to prevent or detect...
by Alfred Poor | January 14, 2015 | Medical
Last summer, we covered the news that the ReWalk exoskeleton received FDA approval for personal use in the United States. This year, at the ShowStoppers press event at CES 2015, I got the opportunity to see the product in person, and chat with some of the folks from...
