Soft robotic wearable restores arm function for people with ALS
Proof-of-concept device is comfortable, safe, easy to use. This soft robotic … READ MORE
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative neuromuscular disease
Tobii TD Pilot brings gaze-based typing, text-to-speech and app navigation to iPad
TD Pilot is an eye-controlled communication device for iPad. Designed to empower … READ MORE
How I helped a disabled friend with a cycle-by-wire recumbent trike
Engineering couldn’t cure a devastating illness, but it could still help someone … READ MORE
Disabled researcher calls for better support for faculty
Academic institutions need to do much more to support faculty members with … READ MORE
Robotic neck brace dramatically improves functions of ALS patients
Comfortable brace incorporates both sensors and actuators to restore roughly 70% of … READ MORE
Gore (the Gore-Tex company) thinks it holds the key to on-skin wearables
Gore is recruiting startups to Silicon Valley to make wearables or flexible … READ MORE
Meet the woman who saved Stephen Hawking’s voice, and then gave the technology away to those in need
When Lama Nachman met Stephen Hawking in 2011, she was given one clear instruction: … READ MORE
How Stephen Hawking reclaimed his voice—and helped others do the same
One of Hawking’s greatest legacies is the work he did on technologies to assist … READ MORE
Hawking won the world’s respect – and gave disabled people like me hope
Growing up disabled, I had few role models. But this brilliant, witty scientist … READ MORE
A little more hope: ALS patients taking anti-psychotic drug in clinical trial
Cliff Barr has no illusions about how his life is going to end but he still has … READ MORE
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
Stanford University School of Medicine Clinical research led by Stanford University … READ MORE
Phone app helps people with ALS speak using just their eyes
GazeSpeak runs on a smartphone and uses artificial intelligence to convert eye … READ MORE
Architect with ALS designs a residence he can control with just blinks
Steve Saling, an architect and engineer with ALS, helped design features of the … READ MORE
Drive with your eyes! Eye tracking wheelchairs for quadraplegics
Patrick Joyce, who suffers from motor neuron disease (MND), has received a $196,000 … READ MORE
Robotic glove for post-stroke hand rehabilitation
Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the … READ MORE
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