Smile! Your Wearable Is Sending Your Expression

Smile! Your Wearable Is Sending Your Expression

Virtual reality (VR) devices can provide you with an immersive experience that is different from your immediate surroundings. One problem is to find ways to interact with others, especially within a world that is computer generated. Researchers at the University of...
Therapeutic Hugs in Style [video]

Therapeutic Hugs in Style [video]

You may have heard of Temple Grandin. This remarkable woman has autism, and among other accomplishments, developed new designs for corrals that help reduce the stress in cattle. At the age of 18, she invented a “hug box” that would apply pressure to her...
CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

Hocoma is a Swiss-based company that has developed robotic exoskeletons for use in hospitals and other clinical settings for rehabilitation treatment. They have taken the knowledge that they have gained about neurological movement disorders and applied it to therapy...