Traditionally, seat cushions that provide the most help for wheelchair riders — such as custom-molded ones with robust support and positioning, or that accommodate asymmetrical or windswept postures — have come with tradeoffs. They can be bulky and heavy. They don’t breathe well, so they trap and hold heat. They also trap and hold moisture,…
How 3D Printing Could Impact Custom Cushion Manufacturing
Global Think Tank Publishes Report on Aging, Technology
The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals collaborated on the project.
An international think tank has published Ageing Well with Person-Centered Technology, a report that examines how technology — and a new mindset — can improve the lives of older adults. The think tank was coordinated by the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), with support from the Global Alliance of Assistive…
Synchron Announces Successful Brain-Computer Interface with Apple Vision Pro
An ALS patient named Mark has used his thoughts to operate the spatial computing system.
Synchron has announced that a patient using its brain-computer interface has successfully used his thoughts to control the cursor of the Apple Vision Pro, a spatial computing system. In a July 30 press release, Brooklyn-based Synchron said Mark, a 64-year-old with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), “successfully used his direct thoughts to control the cursor on…
Commentary: In the Company of Robots!
Two of Mobility Management’s sister publications are all about robotics.
When Mobility Management was acquired last fall by WTWH Media, our Complex Rehab Technology publication gained a large number of health-care sister publications, including Home Health Care News, Senior Housing News, Skilled Nursing News, and Hospice News. And there are also WTWH’s The Robot Report and The Mobile Robot Guide, which are exactly what you’d…
Briefly: Ki Mobility Streamlines Ordering; Honda to Debut UNI-ONE
Featuring Ki Mobility and Honda.
Ki Mobility Launches Axiom Express Order Form Ki Mobility has launched a streamlined order form for Axiom Custom Seating (ACS). The new five-page form “offers our most popular ACS selections, saving you time by enabling you to configure your next ACS order faster and in fewer steps,” the Stevens Point-based seating and mobility manufacturer said…
