Device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility By adding electronics and computation technology to a simple cane tha... Read more
For a newborn giraffe or wildebeest, being born can be a perilous introduction to the world—predators lie in wait for an opportunity to make a meal of the herd’s weakest member. This is why... Read more
From the kitchen to the metro, new robotic systems designed to assist the elderly, people with disabilities Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like hi... Read more
A new model of pneumatic muscle and an active type of assistive equipment incorporating this pneumatic muscle has been developed at Hiroshima University and Daiya Industry Co. Ltd., Japan. T... Read more
Scalevo wheelchair uses retractable tracks to climb stairs We’ve seen tracked wheelchairs before, that are able to take on steep or uneven terrain. For regular surfaces, however, wheel... Read more