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Nintendo Wii games to help Parkinson’s patients
A pair of Purdue University professors are using the popular Nintendo Wii gaming system to help people with Parkinson’s disease. Jessica Huber and Jeff Haddad from the College of Health and Human Sciences are studying how playing specially created games can improve a patient’s movement, speech and overall quality of life.
How can you create a robotic dinosaur?
Look at that T-Rex that looks as if it is smiling, just about to say, 'Boo!'. However, if we were to strip away the skeletal pieces, underneath are modular parts from motion plastics specialist igus. The main body of the dinosaur is a robolink D articulated arm made with self-lubricating joints incorporating a gearbox with tribopolymer gear wheels and PRT tribopolymer round tables.
Pay rises won't lead to better patient care
According to a study by the University of Kent, offering general practices more money according to the number of people with long term health conditions like diabetes, cancer or dementia they treat does not lead to improved care.
Global connectivity platform launched for drone industry
A new group of companies focused on the fast growing drone industry has been launched, bringing together a number of complementary businesses which provide connectivity for the first time ever to the global drone industry. Drone Major Group claims to be the first company in the world to provide a unique and integrated suite of products and services to the global drone industry at what is an important time in the development of standards and ...
Impella RP receives FDA PMA Approval
Abiomed, Inc. has announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) for the Impella RP heart pump. Culminating from five years of research, this approval follows the prior FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) received in January 2015 and adds the Impella RP heart pump to Abiomed's platform of PMA approved devices.
Regulator improves liver regeneration
By performing large-scale proteomics analysis of liver proteins, ETH researchers have discovered a protein that is essential for liver regeneration. They have also figured out the mechanism of the protein’s function. The liver is a wonderful thing: it’s the only organ able to fully regenerate with no scar tissue formation, even after major injury. In the case of organ donation, it is therefore generally possible to remove part of...
Are drones just a catastrophe waiting to happen?
Provider of drone detection and mitigation products, DroneShield has noted a New York Post report on a collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a rogue drone over Staten Island in New York. The Army helicopter is understood to have conducted an emergency landing following the collision, and the authorities are investigating the incident.
Witness the Warrior Princess take flight in drone light show
Witness the Warrior Princess take flight in a dazzling drone light show above the LA skyline.
Artificial organs become a reality
After decades of development, artificial organ products are now ready to enter the medical device market. Innovation will solve time, and the problem of shortage of human organ donors. The artificial organ market will be worth $1.3bn in 2017 and its 20% CAGR over the next five years will see it grow to $3.5bn in 2022.
Multi-axis robotic controller designed for hexapods systems
Aerotech has introduced the new HEX RC, which is a 6-axis motion controller suitable for controlling robotic systems like hexapods. The HEX RC is 4U rack-mountable and compatible with the Automation 3200 (A3200) motion platform.