by Bruce Brown | August 5, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Robotic prosthetic arms and hands can make dramatic differences in the lives of those who use them. We’ve written about a range of upper limb prosthetics designed to assist people with specific needs including a robot hand that works with quadriplegics, a...
![Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm Enables Independence [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Kinova-Jaco-robotic-arm-with-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | July 5, 2019 | Health
Assistive robotics take many forms. We’ve written about a brain implant developed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical College that enables the sense of touch for a robotic arm. Scientists at the University of Tübingen’s Applied Neurotechnology Lab created a...
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by Bruce Brown | March 18, 2019 | Medical
The quacking Aflac duck continues to serve the supplemental insurance company well, putting smiles on faces today just as it did on New Year’s Day 2000 when now-iconic duck first appeared in an Aflac television commercial, “Park Bench.” Over the...
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by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2019 | Enabling Tech
In the past five years, we’ve written about a wide range of robotic technology healthcare applications. From expressive robots that help autistic kids learn, smart home robots that assist seniors with daily living tasks, and robotic nurse assistants, to AI...
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by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2018 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Hospitals teem with busy healthcare professionals in seemingly ceaseless motion. Several companies and institutions focus on robotic assistants to alleviate demands on clinical staff members. Last month we wrote about engineers from the University of Toronto who are...
