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by Bruce Brown | May 23, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
You may not recognize the term “iBOT”, but odds are you’ve heard of the Segway. The balance-controlled, two-wheeled vehicle still isn’t a common sight even 14 years after its introduction in 2002, but you can sometimes see them used by...
![Painting Robot Controlled By Eye [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/11/Eye-control-robot.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | October 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
Patients with a wide range of chronic conditions and diseases can find it challenging to interact with devices that rely on traditional interfaces such as keyboards or touch screens. Spoken commands can fit some needs, but another promising approach is the use of eye...
![Google Glass App Controls Wheelchair [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/08/GlassChair.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | July 30, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health
Being confined to a wheelchair can be limiting for individuals, especially if they do not have the motor control to drive the device. A group of students in a course at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) created an app for Google Glass that would allow patients...
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2015 | Medical
It looks a lot like a costume from the movie Tron, but it’s actually the prototype for a new sock that is designed to prevent injuries to the feet of diabetic patients. Diabetes can lead to circulation problems and loss of sensation in the feet, and patients...
![Intelligent Bandage Detects Bed Sores Early [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/UC-Berkeley-bed-sore.jpg?resize=599%2C265)
by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2015 | Medical
Patients who are confined to a bed or wheelchair for extended lengths of time are susceptible of developing pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores. Pressure on one part of the body for too long can cut off blood flow to the skin, resulting in damaged tissue that...
