Posted on 17 June 2008
ReEnabled has consistently touted the computer gaming world as the birthplace of technologies which will drastically change the landscape of existence for the profoundly disabled. Yet more credence is given to this idea with the latest release of a mind-controlled computer game, using fairly commonly available parts and software.
Tags: computer gaming, gaming, mind-control, paralysis
Posted on 03 June 2008
CityZen performs their instant classic ‘Drunk Hollywood White Girls’
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Tags: cityzen, live performance, musician, tobias forrest
Posted on 01 June 2008
Dean Kamen is a legend in many industries, but perhaps not many know that much of his inspiration has come from a personal desire to help the physically challenged. Today, word comes from Wired about his latest invention, a mind-controlled robotic prosthetic arm. Check it out.
Tags: brain power, dean kamen, mind-control, prosthetics, robotics, SCI, spinal cord injury
Posted on 09 May 2008
Ok, it has a long way to go, but what a boon this could be!
Fujitsu’s HOAP-3 robot is learning the basics of chess. Now the little fellow is trying his hand at cooking. It can chop, whisk, and grate its way through a simple omelette recipe - check out the video below for the results.
Tags: assistive technology, cooking, robotics
Posted on 06 May 2008
Technology is being developed to allow people with severe motor disabilities to play 3D computer games like World of Warcraft using only their eyes.
Tags: assistive technology, eye tracking, locked in syndrome, remote control, wiimote
Posted on 27 April 2008
Blade Runner competes in the British 400m!
Tags: amputee, athletes, oscar pistorius, runner
Posted on 12 April 2008
When you hear about a musical group that has been approached by filmmakers and television executives, has a new custom tour bus and a tour schedule so full they have to turn gigs away, Bon Jovi or Aerosmith might come to mind. However the band that’s getting all this attention is FLAME, a group from upstate New York, made up of people with developmental and physical disabilities, including paralysis, autism, Down’s syndrome, mental retardation and blindness. For the band from Lexington Center, Fulton County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., their fame is growing fast but their message remains the same.
Tags: flame, fun!, musicians
Posted on 04 April 2008
Iraqi veterans return to the slopes in this video of brilliant skiing. No limits, no boundaries.
Tags: athletes, skiing, sports
Posted on 31 March 2008
Didn’t momma tell you not to play with your toes?
Tags: artist, guitar, musician, toes, tony melendez