A new "Fitbit for biomechanics" designed by researchers from Deakin University's School of Engineering has potential for industries from healthcare to sport.
Engineering
Aug 21, 2017
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With the cricket season in full swing, cricket fans can try out their batting skills at home with a virtual reality game developed by Stickee in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bath.
Engineering
Aug 10, 2017
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Expectations for care robots are growing against the backdrop of declining birthrates, an aging population, and a lack of care staff. As an example, for care at nursing homes and other such facilities, it is anticipated that ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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Research data on the durability of running shoes challenges a common assumption.
Engineering
May 23, 2017
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Some footwear stores videotape a jogger's gait on a treadmill to help determine the kind of running shoe that would be the best fit.
Engineering
Sep 14, 2016
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As Australia's Olympics team make final preparations for their events over the next two weeks the badminton team may hold a competitive edge thanks to the use of 3-D motion capture analysis which has helped improve their ...
Engineering
Aug 5, 2016
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In a paper recently published by the Journal of New Music Research, Professor Rolf Inge Godøy and colleagues at the University of Oslo explore the theory behind the relationship between musical sound and body movement.
General Physics
Jul 8, 2016
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UWE computer music expert Dr Tom Mitchell is part of the team working to make musician Imogen Heap's pioneering Mi.Mu gestural gloves more widely available. The team has recently started a Kickstarter campaign to develop ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 17, 2014
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According to a recent poll, almost a fourth of Americans say figure skating is their favorite Olympic sport.
Engineering
Feb 13, 2014
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A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion thanks to a new method developed by scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh in a project partially funded ...
Robotics
May 20, 2013
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