Knowledge Xchange
Robot-Assisted stroke rehabilitation therapy
The breakthrough discovery that the brain is not hardwired but rather plastic, supports the approach of relearning movements and not just compensatory strategies, further pushing the development of robots to support rehabilitation therapy.
New innovations in virtual reality to transform brain injury rehabilitation
Bringing together neuroscience, AI and gaming to assess and treat spatial attention following brain injury.
Hearoes and Hopkins Centre unite to win “Early innovation award”.
Imagine the happiness, excitement and freedom of being able to hear sounds around you for the first time!
Lindsay Nott: Enhancing my life through technology
Lindsay Nott, HabITec Ambassador and author of the blog-based platform MyC5Life talks technology and how it has made a positive impact on his life, helping him to become more independent.
Eyegaze technology:
A consumer overview
Eyegaze or eye tracking technology allows a user to control their computer, mobile or tablet device just by moving their eyes. This can be life changing for people who have limited or no function in their arms or legs, or even with full body paralysis, such as locked-in syndrome.
Estimating Movement Smoothness from Inertial Measurement Units
Movement smoothness is a fairly intuitive concept: most people can easily distinguish the well-coordinated, free flowing movements of a professional ballerina from those of a beginner.
Bespoke solutions through co-design collaboration
Operating a powerchair using a chin joystick controller can be tricky: people with a SCI reported that the joystick is slippery, causing difficulties to control the powerchair.
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