![Robotic Heart Hugging Sleeve Keeps on Pumping [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/Heart-bag-with-video-600x275.png?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | January 19, 2017 | General News, Medical
When hearts begin to fail, cardiologists often give the hearts a chance to keep working with ventricular assist devices. Threats of blood clots and infections persist because current devices have direct contact with blood, requiring that patients take anticoagulants...
![Mind Control Interface Enables Robotic Telepresence [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/Aubot-Teleport-with-video-600x270.png?resize=600%2C270)
by Bruce Brown | January 17, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
An Australia entrepreneur found a way for people with spinal injuries who have limited or no mobility to take trips, attend classes, lectures, and meetings using a game controller. Aubot’s Teleport telepresence robot can be controlled via the Chrome Browser, an...
![Robotic Companion for Older Adults [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/Intuition_Robotics_ElliQ-with-video-600x277.jpg?resize=600%2C277)
by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2017 | General News, Health
A significant percentage of older adults live alone. According to Age UK and the U S. Institute on Aging, nearly half of adults 75 and older live alone in the U.K. and U.S. Older adults who live alone often have trouble remembering to take medication,...
by Bruce Brown | December 9, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
When traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in the loss of motor function in both arms and legs, known as quadriplegia, life expectancy shortens. Quality of life is substantially affected through a loss of independence. Quadriplegia is most commonly...
![SEM Glove for Impaired Muscle Strength [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/SEM-Glove-with-video-600x277.jpg?resize=600%2C277)
by Bruce Brown | October 20, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The ability to grasp, pick up, and carry not only distinguishes us from most other species, but it also represents a major measure of our quality of life. Hand grip has relevance to work, leisure, and daily living. According to Swedish Medical...
