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Prostheses that “feel” for real can be mind-controlled

Posted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | Wearable Technology |

People with arm amputations can experience for the first time sensations of touch in a...

Technologically Enhanced Humans

Posted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | Human Augmentation, Wearable Technology |

FROM THE ARCHIVES Technologically Enhanced Humans: A Look Behind The Myth By Gérard...

A Chip Tinier Than a Ladybug Acts As A Lung-Heart Super Sensor

Posted by Age of Robots | May 5, 2020 | Wearable Technology |

This Lilliputian chip’s detection bandwidth is enormous — from sweeping body motions to faint sounds of the heartbeat, pulse waves traversing body tissues, respiration rate, and lung sounds.

A safe, wearable soft sensor

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 29, 2019 | Wearable Technology |

Biocompatible sensor could be used in diagnostics, therapeutics, human-computer interfaces, and virtual reality.

These Gloves Are Being Used To Teach Piano And Rehab Stroke Victims

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 28, 2019 | Wearable Technology |

Scientists claim these gloves can teach you piano in an hour. What else could they do?

New Smart Helmet Could Spot Concussions in Real Time

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 8, 2019 | Wearable Technology |

This fall, tens of thousands of American football players, from grade-schoolers on up to the pros,...

NeoMano

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 1, 2019 | Wearable Technology |

A new robotic glove is designed to help people who have a spinal cord injury perform everyday tasks.

A Self-Powered Heart Monitor Taped To The Skin

Posted by Age of Robots | Oct 5, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Scientists have developed a human-friendly, ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor.

Forget joysticks, use your torso to pilot drones

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 26, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Your torso is more intuitive – and more precise – than joysticks for piloting drones, both simulated and real, according to a recent study by EPFL scientists.

Smart bandages designed to monitor and tailor treatment for chronic wounds

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 16, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors and electronically triggered drug release are designed to improve healing.

Scientists fine-tune carbon nanotubes for flexible, fingertip-wearable terahertz imagers

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 13, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Researchers at Tokyo Tech have developed flexible terahertz imagers based on chemically “tunable” carbon nanotube materials. The findings expand the scope of terahertz applications to include wrap-around, wearable technologies as well as large-area photonic devices.

Sydney students design smart bandage for burns

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 30, 2018 | Medical Robotics, Wearable Technology |

A team of undergraduate students who envisioned a new way to harness design and biotechnology, has been selected as a finalist to present at the Biodesign Challenge Summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

Prediction method developed for epileptic seizures

Posted by Age of Robots | Jun 2, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

System to predict epileptic seizures developed by Dr Omid Kavehei designed to give 30-minute warning using data from a non-surgical device and is based on latest artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Surrey creates new tool to speed up the design of wearable tech

Posted by Age of Robots | May 5, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

People could soon power items such as their mobile phones or personal health equipment by simply using their daily movements, thanks to a new research tool that could be used by manufacturers.

New glucose monitoring technology under spotlight in world-first study

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 29, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Otago Paediatric Endocrinologist Ben Wheeler has secured a $106,000 research grant to undertake a...

Tiny Injectable Sensor Could Provide Unobtrusive, Long-term Alcohol Monitoring

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 25, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a miniature, ultra-low power injectable biosensor that could be used for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip is small enough to be implanted in the body just beneath the surface of the skin and is powered wirelessly by a wearable device, such as a smartwatch or patch.

This tiny patch will tell you if your food has gone bad

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 22, 2018 | Wearable Technology |

The new technology has the potential to replace the traditional “best before” date on food and drinks alike with a definitive indication that it’s time to chuck that roast or pour out that milk.