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As robotics technology evolves to a stage where co-robots, or robots that can work with humans, become a reality, we need to ensure that these co-robots are equally capable of interacting with humans with disabilities. This project addresses this ch…

Im Rahmen der Notfallversorgung sollen Drohnen in den Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken bald den schnellen Transport von Blutprodukten und Laborproben übernehmen. Erste Versuche stimmen optimistisch.

Der Altenpfleger der Zukunft hat zwei gepolsterte Arme, mehr Kraft als alle anderen und macht nur Feierabend, wenn er zum Aufladen an die Steckdose muss: In Japan werden immer mehr Roboter zur Pflege von Alten und Kranken eingesetzt, sie übernehmen …

We’ve all seen the videos of paralyzed or locked in patients moving a robot arm to direct something tasty toward their mouth. While impressive, many folks still wonder just how good these brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are, and more importantly for…

Mit der Kraft der Gedanken

Gedanken sind nicht mehr als elektrische Impulse, Computer können sie in Befehle für Roboter übersetzen. Die Technik könnte so Gelähmten einen Teil ihrer Selbstständigkeit zurückgeben.

Kurz bevor sie in die Schokolade beiß…

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new device that may one day help prevent heart attacks.

Unlike existing pacemakers and implantable defibrillators that are one-size…

People get tattoos for all kinds of reason, such as conveying their appreciation for Japanese calligraphy or to let others at the gym know their biceps are rugged like barbed wire. But a team of MIT researchers have found a higher calling for tattoo…

Seeing clearly at all distances without glasses or contact lenses is a goal for many of us, and that goal is fast becoming a reality.

For a half century, ophthalmic surgeons have envisioned an intraocular lens capable of restoring eyesight at all di…

Artificial limbs are an amazing development that can give a patient something they've never had before -- or something they had and lost. Early prosthetic devices were fairly crude, but technology has come a long way in the past few years. This summ…

Brightly and D Free are wearables that use sensors placed around the abdomen, and alert the wearer when they will soon need the toilet.

Those who suffer from urinary incontinence are often unable to physically determine when they need to use the toi…