Technology can empower individuals with disabilities to thrive in the workplace across industries, including hospitality, in ...

The first time Esther Klang tried the Atalante X, a self-balancing robotic exoskeleton, she was elated. Klang, who is quadriplegic, works with Fable, an accessibility-testing platform that pairs ...

Human-robot interaction (HRI) in assistive technologies encompasses the design, development and deployment of robotic systems that support individuals with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments.

A KAIST and Stanford team unveiled SWAG, a soft robotic garment that climbs onto its wearer using vine-robot mechanics, aimed at elderly and disabled users.

When someone has been rendered tetraplegic by a spinal cord injury, they may still retain partial use of their wrists. An experimental device has been designed to help such folks lift cumbersome ...

Up until recently, this work has mostly been evaluated in the lab. But last year, researchers deployed the assistive feeding arm in a pair of studies outside the lab. In the first, six users with ...

Using a socially assistive robot (SAR) in post-stroke rehabilitation improves outcomes, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. They conducted the first long-term study of robot ...

Realbotix Corp. (TSX-V: XBOT) (Frankfurt: 76M0.F) (OTC: XBOTF) ("Realbotix" or the "Company"), a leader in humanoid robotics and embodied AI, today announced a partnership with Bloom Procurement ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (UW-EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer a new program in assistive systems and robotics engineering starting in fall 2025 to provide ...

For people with upper extremity disabilities — such as a stroke, multiple sclerosis or other conditions — assistive robotics can help restore their independence in performing everyday tasks like ...

A high-performance biodegradable pressure sensor has been developed as a key technology for wearable AI health care robotics ...