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NCSU launches virtual incubator to discover ‘game-changing’ COVID-19 solutions
COVID-19 is creating a new set of healthcare challenges to be solved. Enter a new "virtual incubator" launched by NC State’s ASSIST Center and DHIT Global. It’s a crowdsourcing platform aiming at advancing ideas supporting personal monitoring and protection at work.
Researchers incorporate computer vision, uncertainty into AI for robotic prosthetics
Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain. The new framework incorporates computer vision into prosthetic leg control, and includes robust artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that allow the software to better account for uncertainty.
ASSIST Undergraduate Students to receive Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Every year, ASSIST rewards selected undergraduate students with the opportunity to partake in the Summer REU program. This program enables students to experience various aspects of university...
A Smarter Collar
This article was originally published here. Lorraine Trapani’s husband, Michael, was a hard-charging, happy person. So, when he became partially blind, he worked to live...
Veety named Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award recipient
The article was originally published here. Dr. Elena Veety has been announced as the winner of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award,...
Congratulations to the 2020 Wearable Device Challenge Winners!
Please join us in congratulating the winners of this year’s Wearable Device Challenge! Despite the unprecedented circumstances, these teams put forth outstanding project submissions for...
ASSIST Center and DHIT Create Virtual Incubator to Advance Remote Care
Overnight, the world has gone virtual. COVID-19 has created a worldwide crisis that has shaken our communities to the core. Beyond the dangers of the...