Robotics
One in four adults aged over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. Half of these stroke survivors will be left with a long-term walking impairment which can severely impact upon their work, social and family lives and mental wellbeing. The exoskeleton is a potentially life-changing stroke rehabilitation solution. These high-tech robotic devices physically [...]
STEPS is a truly unique day and residential rehabilitation facility. The Sheffield site features a large therapy gym, hydrotherapy pool, music room, garden and more, alongside the very latest in rehabilitation technology. In the current climate of increasing waiting times and limited provision of therapy in the community, it is more important than ever to [...]
Building more resilient and nutritional food systems is no straight-forward task - not least because food companies make astronomical profits from the foods which don’t serve our health. Could AI hold the answers for a better and healthier future? A strategic partnership between an AI nutrition technology company and Google Cloud has highlighted the need [...]
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality have power and appeal for one simple reason - they create a world where the impossible becomes possible. Just imagine what that could mean for healthcare… A transformation is about to, and arguably already is, taking place in the medical world. The world we think we know is shifting at [...]
The world is bracing itself as headlines hit about the metaverse coming to life - changing every aspect of life as we know it. But what does this mean for healthcare? More than you might think, it would seem… The metaverse was a science fiction, far away notion just a couple of years ago, fit [...]
Tech experts have been in hot debate recently after a Google engineer claimed that their chatbot was a sentient being. While our machine friends start to look back at us, one has to wonder if they’ll reach the point of feeling and thinking on their own. And it brings us back to a very fundamental [...]
Artificial intelligence in healthcare deserves more credit, and will far out-do human capabilities in hospitals and GP surgeries. These are the views from the health professionals themselves, who have had first-hand experience with upcoming AI tech and it’s ability to “transform” a desperate healthcare system. Health Tech World decided to take the temperature of some [...]
A surgical robot tasked with assisting surgery will be launched into space for medical practice which is out of this world. Thanks to a NASA grant, robot MIRA will be sent to the International Space Station where it will perform activities that simulate those used in surgery, such as cutting simulated tissue and manipulating small [...]
