A lot of people have lower limb mobility impairments, but there are few wearable technologies to enable them to walk normally while performing tasks of daily living. XoSoft, a European funded project, has brought together ...
Robotics
Jul 12, 2019
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Standing upright and walking alone are very simple but noble motions that separate humans from many other creatures. Wearable and prosthetic technologies have emerged to augment human function in locomotion and manipulation. ...
Robotics
Jun 25, 2019
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Yoshiro Tajitsu of Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, and Teijin Limited, Japan, have developed innovative wearable piezoelectric PLLA braided cord sensors. This technology can be used as wearable sensors in the fields of fashion, ...
Engineering
Mar 19, 2018
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Fascinated by innovations in wearable technology and driven by a passion for dance, undergraduate Emily Daub developed integrated, responsive lighting systems for costumes that expand the creative possibilities for performance ...
Other
Nov 30, 2017
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It's bad enough we give away data about ourselves, but when did we start giving it away for babies too?
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2017
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Can fatigue be predicted? Can life-threatening fatigue be differentiated from recoverable fatigue?
Engineering
Oct 20, 2017
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Graphene, the two-dimensional, ultra lightweight and super-strong carbon film, has been hailed as a wonder material since its discovery in 2004. Now researchers are going beyond graphene and preparing other 2-D films with ...
Materials Science
May 31, 2017
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Falls by elderly people can cause serious injury or death if sufferers remain on the ground for too long. By combining data from both wearable sensors and video surveillance, a team at KAUST has developed a statistical scheme ...
Engineering
Apr 18, 2017
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In 2015, consumers bought three million wearable fitness trackers in the United Kingdom alone. Most of this technology is benign, marketed as a tool to inform people of their physical activity. But there is also a growing ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2017
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Wearable robots that can anticipate and react to users' movement in real time could dramatically improve mobility assistance and rehabilitation tools.
Robotics
Oct 17, 2016
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