Companionship – Part 1
Companionship – Part 1 The greatest potential for robots is at home and it goes beyond cleaning floors and cooking meals. Robots are able to provide companionship. I believe this will become especially important for the chronically ill or those who are housebound. I first observed the potential of non-human companions twenty years ago when […]
A New Dawn for Type 1 Diabetes
A New Dawn for Type 1 Diabetes I am sure all of us have a family member or friend living with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to produce insulin, a hormone necessary for regulating blood sugar levels. It is estimated approximately 1.6 million people in the […]
Robots at Home
Henry Evans gives a rose to his wife, Jane, with the assistance of a Stretch robot. PETER ADAMS Robots at Home A robot at home could be the key to empowering people with disabilities. New technology is making it possible for a robot to be simple to use and give the disabled and their caregivers […]
What is a Large Language Model?
What is a Large Language Model? A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) model which is fed with a massive dataset of information from the Internet. A set of complex computer algorithms analyzes the information and learns the statistical relationships between words and phrases. This process is called training. After […]
Is Falling a Problem? by John R. Patrick
Is Falling a Problem? According to the CDC, about 700,000 to 1 million people fall in hospitals in the United States each year. Falls in hospitals can be caused by a variety of factors including medication side effects, dementia, weakness, impaired vision, unsteady gait, and environmental hazards such as slippery floors or clutter. Even more […]
