Using wearables to detect physical fatigue in the workplace
Monitoring and detecting fatigue in the work environment is essential to improve worker safety in today’s world, where the concepts of a “job” or...
Wearables in the workplace – Key barriers to the adoption
Smartwatches and fitness trackers are two examples of wearable sensors growing in popularity worldwide. They have been used to monitor clinical and rehabilitation procedures,...
Future trends in wearable assistive robots
Wearable assistive robots, which are designed to assist humans with physical impairments, particularly assisting lower and upper limbs, and joints of the human body,...
Wearable assistive robots – Current challenges
Wearable assistive robots have the potential to provide users with new platforms and methods for assistance, care, and rehabilitation. With the help of this...
Common privacy and security vulnerabilities in wearable devices
Wearables are intelligent gadgets that can be worn on the human body in different forms, such as watches, glasses, wristbands, and even jewelry, to...
Exoskeletons for workers: Interview with German Bionic’s Marius Kiss
The benefits of industrial exoskeletons are two-fold. Not only can they reduce worker incidents related to musculoskeletal injuries, but they can support the supply...
Popular types of wearable devices in the market
With the increasing prevalence of the growing population, aging and chronic diseases continuously rising healthcare costs, the integration of wearable devices in health services...
Smart textiles: Types of smart fabrics sensors
Textiles are the new integrated circuits for the smart wearable. Today, technology can provide textiles the ability to sense their surroundings and help the...
Wearable sensors for Plant Health Monitoring
Plants are necessary for the survival of all living organisms on the planet. They provide 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe and 80...
Alternative energy solutions for wearable sensors
Over the years, wearable sensors gained considerable attention due to offering constant and real-time physiological information about the human body. They dynamically and noninvasively...
Active vs. passive exoskeletons explained
The proper functioning of the limbs in our human body plays a fundamental role in health. Significant motor difficulties appear when these limbs are...
Development of exoskeleton – The past and present
Once a science fiction, exoskeleton has today become a part of the commercialized product family. It is a technology that extends, complements, substitutes, enhances...
