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...
How fitness tech can improve your workout
Whether you're a fitness professional or just a fitness enthusiast, there are a lot of fitness tech gadgets available that can help you improve...
Wearables for heart monitoring – Frequently asked questions from users
Earlier wearable technologies were designed and used to collect the most basic health information, primarily related to exercise, such as the number of steps,...
Ambient assisted living (AAL) for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases
The concept of a smart home or smart environment consists of a network of smart sensors, wearables, and automated mechanisms in the Internet of...
Future of fitness wearables – Going beyond common tracking sensors!
In 2019, we had a fair amount of wearables launches from the companies you would typically expect, such as Garmin, Withings, Fossil, and Asus....
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,...
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...
Virtual Reality (VR) in cognitive rehabilitation
Virtual reality (VR) is quickly finding wider acceptance in healthcare as the medical community increasingly becomes aware of its potential benefits as a promising...
What are the advantages of wearable devices for seniors
Getting the most out of wearable devices for seniors isn’t just a matter of having a cool new device; it’s also about taking advantage...
How to unlock the benefits of virtual reality in 2024 and beyond
Virtual reality is already making waves in 2024. It offers a lot of potential and opportunities to reshape how we learn, train, and socialize....
Lower limb exoskeletons – Everything you need to know
It is an extraordinary time for robotic exoskeletons, also known as external wearable robots, to help human beings support and protect parts of their...
Spinal Cord Injury: Pros and cons of robotic exoskeletons
Robotic exoskeletons have emerged as a helpful rehabilitation tool for disabled and people suffering from several health-related consequences after a spinal cord injury (SCI).
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