Assistive Technology
BrushLens tech could make touchscreen displays accessible to everyone
This article highlights BrushLens, a new device could help users with visual impairments, tremors, and spasms to use touchscreens independently.Smartphone case workaround
This article highlights BrushLens, a new device could help users with visual impairments, tremors, and spasms to use touchscreens independently.Olivia Lee awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for brain-machine interfaces that could improve control of robotic prostheses
Lee designs implantable and wearable electronics to help restore movement to those who have lost limbs or have been paralyzed.Joyce Chai named ACL Fellow for significant contributions to grounded natural language processing and the interaction between language processing and robotics
Prof. Chai has been recognized for significant contributions to grounded natural language processing and the interaction between language processing and robotics.$1.7M to build everyday exoskeletons to assist with lifting, walking and climbing stairs
The modular exoskeleton system will help workers and the elderly, boosting ankle, knee and/or hip joints by mounting new motors to off-the-shelf orthotics.Incoming faculty Anhong Guo named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Science
Study: Pa. benefits screening tool may be telling potential applicants they don't qualify
A study by two University of Michigan researchers found errors in a Pennsylvania public benefits screening tool that could have wrongly told people they were not eligible for benefits, when in fact they were.Space motor helps make robotic prosthetic leg more comfortable and extends battery life
Emily Mower Provost named Toyota Faculty Scholar
Alumnus Peter Wurman inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
USA Today: Researchers level playing field for disabled kids
VIDEO: A University of Michigan research team, including ECE Prof. Hun-Seok Kim, has created an augmented reality system that allows people with different levels of mobility to play and exercise together (Dec. 10).ABC News: iGym levels playing field for disabled, able-bodied children
A University of Michigan research team, including ECE Prof. Hun-Seok Kim, has created an augmented reality system that allows people with different levels of mobility to play and exercise togetherAssociated Press: iGym levels playing field for disabled, able-bodied children
Prof. Hun Seok Kim helped perfect an augmented reality system that helps level the playing field between disabled and able-bodied players.Michigan News: Inclusive play: U-M art professor leads creation of interactive game for kids with and without disabilities
Prof. Hun Seok Kim is a member of the team that created the augmented reality system called iGYMA quicker eye for robotics to help in cluttered environments
Helping drivers use smart cars smarter
Getting people moving – Walking exoskeletons could mobilize disabled patients
Codeon is the intelligent assistant for software developers
CHORUS: The Crowd-Powered Conversational Assistant
Designing for our own
New student exoskeleton team launches prototype
Clinc launches Finie, an AI personal assistant for mobile banking
CSE-based startup receives funding to develop systems based on intelligent personal assistant technology
Researchers seek to help the disabled with intelligent robotic wheelchair
Security risks in the age of smart homes
Smart homes, an aspect of the Internet of Things, offer the promise of improved energy efficiency and control over home security. But there are also security risks. Smart home systems can leave owners vulnerable to serious threats, such as arson, blackmail, theft and extortion.Hackers tackle assistive technology
Jason Mars receives CAREER Award to advance system architectures for artificially intelligent services and applications
U-M, IBM partner on advanced conversational computing system
Emily Mower Provost Receives Oscar Stern Award for Research in Emotion Expression and Perception
Edwin Olson named to Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" list for 2012