Assistive Tech

The Impact of Neuralink on Humanity

Credit: pixabay.comElon Musk and associates established the neurotechnology startup Neuralink intending to create implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMIs). The business is developing technology that uses a tiny brain implant to connect people to computers. Although the company is still in its infancy and has not yet produced any goods, the technology it has developed has...

Vembi: Enhancing Affordable Braille Displays for Indian School Education

Credit: UnsplashBlind or visually impaired students in India may face limited book access, resulting in lower literacy rates. The Hexis-Antara solution addresses this challenge by transforming both academic and non-academic content into Braille instantly on a specially designed device, eliminating access barriers for children. A Special Tool Vembi's Hexis-Antara solution is a special tool that helps...

Immersive New App Permits Customers to Manage Their iPhone Using Eye-Tracking Innovation

Credit: CanvasAthena Accessible Modern technology launched a life-changing free application that allows clients to control an iPhone with their eyes. The app, Athena Eye Control, utilizes eye-tracking as well as AI to determine when, where, and just how quickly someone reads and also promptly scrolls the display screen as necessary.There are no brand-new user actions...

An Automatically Adjusting Exoskeleton that Adapts to Your Way of Walking

A close-up of the untethered exoskeleton. Credit: Stanford University.A new robotic, boot-like exoskeleton utilizes wearable sensors to adapt to each individual that wears it, marking a considerable progression for robotics. The device, explained in a study released yesterday, helps address one of the major obstacles in developing systems that aid people to walk:...

Energy-Generating Fabrics Created by Specialists

A picture of the lightweight and thin TENG textile produced over 35V of energy using artificial movements. It could potentially power low-power health sensors, environmental sensors, and electronic devices in the near future. Credit: Innovationnewsnetwork.Technology experts develop groundbreaking energy-generating fabrics that can generate electricity by seizing energy from body movements.Clothing that can examine our health, communicate...

Stephen Hawking Cautioned About The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence– yet AI Offered Him a Voice

theconversation.comThe argument over how artificial intelligence can assist humans featured a significant contribution from the late Stephen Hawking. Hawking publicly expressed his concern that intelligent machines might someday take over. Even further, he stated that potential advancements in AI "Could spell the end of the human race."However, Hawking's relationship with AI was much more...

Devices that Aid People Operating in Each Day Life Are Costly in Africa: Below’s Why

More than 200 million Africans need at least one assistive device. Credit: Lucian Coman/ShutterstockCertain goods and tools that can support individuals in daily life should be accessible to everyone. The World Health Organization (WHO), which has released a list of the most crucial of these devices, takes this position. It includes equipment like wheelchairs, braille...

The Risks Of Commercial Brain-Computer Interfaces

Electroencephalography (EEG), a technique for noninvasively measuring the electrical activity of the brain. Credit: iStoockResearchers raise concerns about the possible social, moral, and legal repercussions of technology's close relationship with the human brain.However, it may sound like a cyborg future where people can communicate with and control other people's external technological gadgets by using...

Affordable Inflatable Bionic Hand Offers Real-Time Tactile Control for Amputees

An MIT-developed inflatable robotic prosthetic hand provides amputees real-time responsive control. The smart hand is soft and flexible, weighs around 0.23 kilograms, and costs a fraction of similar prosthetics. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers at MIT / MIT NewsProsthetics enable a wide range of everyday tasks, including shaking hands, stroking cats, and zipping up...