Tech Briefs Create the Future Design Contest 2010

EMMA Elder Mobile Monitor Assistant
Robomotic is developing a product called EMMA (Elder Mobile Monitoring
Assistant), a health care platform designed for autonomous monitoring of
elders. 

Read the entire article at:
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2010/831

Link:
EMMA
http://emma.robomotic.com/

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Muscle controlled 3D mouse for amputees
This device records the electrical signals from the residual stump muscles
and uses it to extract the intended movement. This technology will be used to
develop a computer interface for upper limb amputees called Myo3D. This PC
mouse utilizes an EMG decoder to implement the clicking functions (left/right
click, scroll up/down). Mouse cursor position is provided by 3-axis
accelerometers which track the motion of the residual limb, much like the
Nintendo Wii controller. Together, this device provides many basic PC
operations to the amputees, such as browsing internet, checking emails,
reading documents, etc. 

Read the entire articler at:
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2010/1067-muscle-controlled-3d-mouse-for-amputees