Assistive Technology

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Exoskeleton boot ‘allows people to walk 9 per cent faster with less effort’

Ford trials robot charging station to assist disabled drivers

Meta creates digital human model to develop better prosthetics

Upper-body mobility suit project to help people with neuromuscular diseases

‘Bionic Olympics’ inspires future assistive technologies

Nursing care robots become more human with improved control method

App uses voice-based AI to track wellbeing of mental health patients

Lego employs AI to translate instructions into braille and audio

Medieval sport of jousting to trial VAR tech

AI shows potential to detect depression through voice cues

Portable radar device could help visually impaired people ‘see’ their environment

The ‘right trousers’ equipped with artificial muscles could boost elderly mobility

Health secretary vows technology is key to improving NHS patient care

Audio system allows visually impaired gamers to compete

Smarter prosthetics created using sensors, software, electronics and 3D printing

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View from India: Game-changing Disabilities Act on the agenda at Bangalore NASSCOM summit

Knowledge transfer for medical device makers and wearable consumer tech companies

Software reviews: smart heating

Virtual language teacher on your mobile

Interview - Shane Williams - Breaking the mould

Humans feel empathy for robots study finds

Assisted migration and the ethics of playing 'eco god'

Vehicle technology and the older driver

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