Innovation Spotlight
May 28, 2025
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Long-term working in fixed postures often leads to muscle fatigue and musculoskeletal disorders because muscles are not well-adapted to continuous, long-lasting contractions, even at low-level exertion. Under the influence of gravity, the shoulder and elbow joints experience maximum torque when the upper and lower arms are extended forward in a ...
March 24, 2025
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The advent of Wearable Technology Devices (WTDs) has been a game-changer in healthcare, particularly among older adults. However, adoption has been slow, and researchers have conducted various studies to understand why.
WTDs are compact electronic devices with multiple sensors and processing power that offer relevant data to customers and their ...
January 17, 2024
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Instrumented gait analysis plays a crucial role in clinical assessment and rehabilitation. Gait analysis can identify impairments, guide the development of effective rehabilitation programs, and inform strategies to improve overall function and quality of life. Specifically, instrumented approaches can better inform how individuals can walk with greater comfort and reduced ...
May 26, 2023
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Eye tracking is a key sensing technology for wearable glasses, required to enable application display enhancement methods. State-of-the-art eye tracking systems rely on video oculography (VOG), which uses a camera-based system to infer the user’s gaze from a sequence of images. The update rate of VOG systems is often limited ...
March 13, 2023
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Construction robots and autonomous machines have gained considerable attention in recent years due to their potential to improve the productivity and quality of construction industry operations. According to researchers, a critical enabler of human-robot work collaboration at construction sites is a user-friendly interface to support the interaction between workers and ...
November 29, 2022
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With the development of both present and future technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions offer many potential benefits to today’s world, especially in healthcare. Currently, there is a high demand for low-cost solutions in connected healthcare and real-time wireless patient monitoring remotely. Intelligent wireless body monitoring leads to ...
August 30, 2022
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The rise of wearable technology has permeated the world in the last decade. Between 2014 and 2020, the number of wearable activity trackers shipped worldwide increased by almost 1500%, translating to a global spend of US$2.8 billion in 2020. The global fitness tracker market is expected to reach US$91.98 billion ...
July 15, 2021
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A new federated learning framework could help create a more personalized healthcare experience for wearable devices that doesn’t risk compromising users’ privacy and security.
September 3, 2020
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E-textiles could be the next frontier of wearables, bringing more functionality to what we wear.
