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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HUMAN DETECTION ROBOT

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HUMAN DETECTION ROBOT

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A HUMAN DETECTION ROBOT

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The circuit breaker is an absolutely essential device in the modern world, and one of the most important safety mechanisms in your home. Whenever electrical wiring in a building has too much current flowing through it, these simple machines cut the power until somebody can fix the problem. Without circuit breakers (or the alternative,…

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IoT in 2020: What's Next?

Takeaway: By 2020, IoT will enter a new phase of opportunity and will affect all aspects of our lives, from improving our pivotal industries to reducing our environmental footprints and enhancing our cities.

Back in 1997, Wired picked 2020 as the year humans were to officially arrive on Mars. Right now, we have self-driving cars and flying taxis in the wings, so we could almost make it there.

However, there are other important Internet of Things (IoT) developments predicted for 2020 that are just as eye-opening.

5G Wireless Technology

This fifth-generation cellular network technology (5G) gives us faster speeds, lower latency, and better connectivity than its predecessors (4G, 3G, and 2G.) Its unprecedented speed frees your network to stream more data, while its low latency improves network responsiveness

5G also allows connectivity on far more devices than did 4G, which means that IoT innovations, like driverless vehicles, will finally have a technology that can handle their needs.

The technology’s reduced power consumption also unleashes energy savings and cost reductions that will make IoT more widely used.

5G and blockchain are a perfect match according to Alan Haft, President of Trivver, an advertising exchange for Extended Reality (XR) environments. Haft said he sees a growing number of network operators, such as Orange and MTS Russia, layer their blockchains on 5G.

The improved wireless technology enhances node participation and decentralization, allows for shorter block times and increases on-chain scalability.

Adopters report that their 5G-blockchain combination improves the speed, capacity, and security of IoT sensory devices.

Edge Computing and Mesh Networking

Right now, we’re mostly centralized using select cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google that do all the computing at their particular data centers. With edge computing, we can move our IoT data computing closer to the source of the data, which gives our computing greater security, improved latency, and more bandwidth, among other features.

2020 will also see the growth of mesh networking (a type of IoT computing that knocks out the internet altogether.) With mesh networking, transmission of IoT messages is done through a network topology of radio nodes, where each node transmits data to the next through either a flooding or a routing technique.

With the flooding technique, data floods all routers on the network, while with the routing technique, data hops from one node to the next until it reaches its destination.

Silicon Chip Innovation

IoT endpoint devices need processor chips with stronger memory capabilities and newer learning design than the low-power (mostly ARM architecture) silicon chips we have now.

Waiting in the wings for 2020 are more powerful chips that will reduce the power consumption required to run deep neural networks (DNN) and that will be able to support a range of new IoT capabilities.

Some companies plan to replace silicon altogether. IBM, for example, plans to release commercial computer transistors made from carbon nanotubes that will make transistors both smaller and faster.

Oxford University’s Government-funded project deliberately called the 2020 Processor — poised for the year 2020 — has super-small quantum processors ready for unrolling that will do things you can’t do with ordinary technology.

The IoT Future of 2020: General Trends

Back in 2000, futurist Paul Saffo warned that in 2020, we’ll be “living in an age of technologically induced creative destruction.”

We're far from that. Expect a year of technologically induced growth.

These are some of the trends:

Smart Cities

We'll have spent $135 billion by the end of 2020 for smart cities, according to a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). The original smart cities were introduced by Europe, starting with Amsterdam in 2009, with the United States picking up the trail with its Smart City initiative in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017.

By 2020, smart cities may dot 100 cities in America, created through the confluence of public and private partnerships. Your typical smart city is one where mobile apps will allow you to do everything from avoiding traffic jams, to finding a parking spot, reporting a pothole, or warning pedestrians on an overflowing dumpster.

The underlying IoT devices make cities like Harlem, NY, or the South Side, Chicago, more sustainable and efficient, saving your city millions in dollars, opening up jobs and improving your quality of life.

In Europe, tertiary institutions plan to transform their university campuses and islands into smart communities. 2020 is the year where this smart city technology will be replicated on a larger scale.

More Appliances on the Internet Than People

Back in 2015, Ericsson Mobility Report predicted there would be 23 billion devices in use by 2020. Well, we’ve long surpassed that milestone with more than 26.6 billion IoT devices at the start of 2019.

Every second, around the world another 127 devices are connected to the internet around the world, per a McKinsey report. China, North America, and Western Europe make up 67% of the IoT-installed base.

Internet of Things appliances includes consumer appliances for smart homes and the humongous field of sensors and smart technologies for industries.

Shift to Industrial IoT

The year 2020 will see an intensified shift from consumer IoT to industrial IoT, where IoT will be used in fields that include the following:

Healthcare

You'll likely see more IoT innovations in healthcare than almost any other field. IoT-enabled devices reduce healthcare costs, increase patient engagement and satisfaction, unleash new methods for disease prevention and diagnosis, and improve treatment outcomes.

More specifically, IoT helps doctors monitor patients’ health, help healthcare institutions track medical devices and staff, and assist health insurance companies with detecting fraud claims, among other benefits.

According to Statista, there'll be almost 161 million healthcare IoT devices by 2020.

These include:

Remote     Monitoring — where special telehealth computer systems or software,     installed on mobile devices, send patient-generated health data (PGHD) to     healthcare professionals.

Wearables     — where devices worn by the patient monitor their daily activities and     health. These alert family members and concerned health providers and help     physicians keep track of their patients’ health. Wearables, such as     devices that monitor blood pressure and heart rate, can also be tuned to     remind patients of calorie count, appointments and the like.

Asset     Monitoring — where hospital equipment tagged with sensors are connected to     IoT devices. This helps healthcare institutions monitor medical equipment,     like defibrillators, and catch defects in real-time. Institutions also use     this technology to assess the real-time deployment of staff.

Retail

According to the retail magazine, Total Retail, the expansion of IoT technology in retail is expected to reach more than $35 billion (USD) by 2020. IoT innovations include the following:

A     wave of new generation applications and devices — helped by the     convergence of AI, Big Data and other innovative technologies like virtual     reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and blockchain.

Better     data analytics — helped by innovations like edge computing and 5G that     will improve network responsiveness, connectivity, and speed.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS)     becomes the norm — A growing number of third-party providers will host     applications and make them available to customers over the Internet.

Voice     recognition — Projections show that by 2020 at least 50% of internet     search and IoT     devices will be conducted through voice recognition. Technology     includes smart speakers (e.g., Apple HomePod) and ML translations.     Voice support will also go multi-lingual, allowing you to search or issue     commands in more than one language.

Agriculture

Consider that the global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion people by 2050. That’s where IoT really makes a difference, chopping costs and saving time while helping us feed that many people. By the end of 2020, the adoption of IoT devices in the agriculture industry will reach 75 million according to a Business Insider Intelligence survey.

Smart farming innovations like sensors, robotics (e.g., drones), autonomous vehicles, automated hardware, variable rate technology are used for areas that include the following:

Precision     farming — where devices make farming methods more controlled and accurate     when it comes to raising livestock and growing crops.

Livestock     monitoring — where farm owners use sensory  IoT     applications to collect data on the location, well-being, and health of     their cattle.

Smart     greenhouses — where remote monitoring systems are used to protect valuable     plants from extreme temperature fluctuations.

Matt Peskett, a recognized horticulturalist in Surrey, England, said there’s a strong interest in IoT-enabled devices from agricultural machinery suppliers, notably John Deere, as well as from agri-food giants like Monsanto.

He believes companies such as these will intensify their IoT explorations in 2020.

And in Your Own Home?

By 2020, IoT devices for the home will soar in popularity, become more sophisticated and include the following:

Smart     door locks — Aside from remotely locking your door, you’ll also be able to     do other things like providing one-time only codes for visitors.

Smart     toothbrushes — Battery-free, powered toothbrushes with sensors that help     you (and the dentist) with your dental health.

Smart     kitchens — Kitchens that include incredible sensors, like those that let     us know whether a stove has been left on or utensils that can count     calories

Smart     thermostats — Devices that allow us to remotely turn our homes’ heating     and cooling systems on or off, which can lower the electric bill     significantly.

Delivery     drones — that deliver our orders faster and safer than any human could.

Devices will not only become more functional and safer (such as dryers that will warn you about dangerous accumulation of lint), but they’ll also save energy and reduce your bills. Small wonder that Statista estimates that during 2020, the number of connected devices worldwide will grow to almost 31 billion.

Iot Trends 2020: Social, Legal and Ethical

As IoT grows apace, there will be more social, legal and ethical issues. These include ownership of data and the deductions made from it; algorithmic bias; privacy; and compliance with regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Research will focus on the following:

IoT     Governance — The need for a governance framework that ensures appropriate     behavior in the creation, storage, use, and deletion of information     related to IoT     projects will become increasingly important.

Mandatory     regulations for security — Conventions for network security that include     rooting out malware and fraud detection.

Enhanced     data security with auto-machine learning — Innovative methods for securing     data and preventing leaks and hacking. One such focus will be the blockchain.

Unified     integrated framework — A centralized platform that will contain the     diverse IoT     applications, frameworks, and protocols, where industry players work     together to share their solutions and to advance their respective fields.     For many, that platform is the blockchain.

Final Thoughts

By 2020, IoT will enter a new phase of opportunity. While not exactly putting us on Mars, smart IoT solutions will affect all aspects of our lives, from improving our pivotal industries to reducing our environmental footprints and enhancing our cities.

2020 is certainly a year to anticipate

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IoT in Healthcare: Are We Witnessing a New Revolution?

When the humanity entered the new era of relative welfare for everyone, better health and longer lives of people brought new challenges for the healthcare industry. When chronic diseases do not kill you, and you can easily live through your 100th anniversary, healthcare providers should adapt their ways of monitoring your health so that they will not be overwhelmed with the amount of your century-long data.

One of the possible answers to the new challenges has been the implementation of the Internet of Things for healthcare, or the Internet of Medical Things.

Healthcare is such a vast ecosystem, that the applications of the Internet of Things in healthcare seem to be endless: from remote monitoring and personal healthcare to smart sensors and medical device integration, as well as the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare insurance, RTHS, healthcare building facilities, robotics, smart pills, and even treatments of diseases. It has the potential to not only keep patients safe and healthy, but to improve how physicians deliver care as well.

So far, the IoT in healthcare is mainly focused on remote monitoring and telemonitoring and on tracking, monitoring and maintenance of assets.

The cornerstone of it is therefore electronic health records (EHR), the concept of computerized health records which emerged already in the 1980s, but became commonplace only in the recent years. The use of EMR promises to advance coordination of medical care, facilitate interaction with patients and families and reduce disparities in healthcare improving its efficiency. This has become the central idea of telehealth — a pool of technologies and tactics to deliver virtual medical, health, and education services.

Telehealth

“The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration”, as defined byHealth Resources and Services Administration, telehealth has penetrated various fields of healthcare services, including chronic disease monitoring and management, home health, physical and occupational therapy, consumer and professional education, disaster management and even dentistry.

Telehealth encompasses four key domains of applications:

Live video: Live, two-way interaction between an individual (patient, caregiver, or provider) and a provider using audiovisual telecommunications technology. Live video can be used for both consultative and diagnostic and treatment services.

Store-and-forward technology: Transmission of recorded health history such as pre-recorded videos and digital images through a secure electronic communications system to a practitioner to evaluate the case or render a service without live interaction.

Remote patient monitoring: Personal health and medical data are collected from an individual in one location and afterwards are transmitted to a provider in a different location for use in care and related support. In this way the provider can track healthcare data for a patient once released to home or a care facility, reducing readmission rates. This approach can maintain individuals’ health in their home and community, without making them physically go to the providers’ office.

Mobile health, or mHealth: Healthcare and public health practice and education supported by mobile communication devices such as smartphones, tablets, or PDAs. Applications can range from targeted text messages to wide-scale alerts about disease outbreaks, or whatever other option you choose for yourself.

The integration of EHR systems with the IoT can create broad personalized healthcare solutions which could enable the following:

Connect any wearable/portable device to the cloud, pull and analyze collected patient data in real time;

Monitor vital health indicators collected by portable devices;

Charts and diagram visualization based on collected data;

Monitor patients at home with the help of live video and audio streaming;

Intelligent emergency notifications sent to a physician and/or family.

Connected medical devices

Wearable devices and home health monitoring devices assisting patients is a common thing now. Such healthcare devices as insulin pumps, defibrillators, scales, CPAP machines, cardiac monitoring devices and oxygen tanks are now connected in the IoT to ensure remote monitoring, providing patients and their caregivers valuable real-time information.

Wearable devices, for example, can immediately send out alerts for emergency medical help. Fitness bands, even though marketed as “wellness solutions” rather than medical devices, can take vital data from the body throughout the day and transmit wirelessly to computers, smartphones or tablets.

Moreover, some medical device manufacturers already offer a cloud based platform that enables wireless transfer, storage, and display of clinical data. This platform provides for interoperability with a variety of medical devices and apps and generates enormous amount of clinical data which would help the healthcare industry in many research.

Internet of Things (IoT)-based medical devices can get patients out of the hospital more quickly, or keep them out altogether, and save organizations money. On the other hand, interconnectivity can provide for easy data collection, asset management, OTA updates and device remote control and monitoring.

Smart hospital

Continuing the line of other “smart” facilities, “smart hospitals” constitute hospitals of a new type that can optimize, redesign or build new clinical processes and management systems thanks to digitized networking infrastructure of interconnected assets. Smart hospitals rely on optimized and automated processes, built on the Internet of Things and on the big data revolution which combines connected devices with cloud computing, big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).

The smart hospital involves three essential layers — data, insight and access. Data is being collected on the daily basis, to be fed to analytics or machine learning software to derive a “smart” insight. It is this new ability to provide a valuable insight that makes a hospital a step further from being just digital, making it truly smart. This insight must be accessible to any potential user — a doctor, a nurse, facilities personnel or any other stakeholder, through an interface including a desktop or a mobile device, so that they could make critical decisions faster.

There are three areas that any smart hospital addresses — operations, clinical tasks and patient centricity.

Efficiency at operations can be achieved by building automation systems and implementing smart asset maintenance and management solutions, improving internal logistics of mobile assets and control over people flow.

Efficiency in clinical tasks is concerned with ways to improve doctors’ and nurses’ work efficiency, especially the emergency, surgery and radiology areas. Clinical efficiency also involves improving patient outcomes by ensuring patient engagement and monitoring.

Patient centricity of smart hospitals means improving the patient experience, such as building a smart patient room, which allows voice-based interactive devices such as Amazon Echo with Alexa or tablets, to call nurses or dim the lights.

Smaller-scale but fascinating applications of the IoT in healthcare include development of devices that make patients’ lives more comfortable:

Hearables are new-age hearing aids that are compatible with Bluetooth which syncs the patient’s smartphone with them. This approach allows filtering, equalizing and adding layered features to real-world sounds.

Ingestible sensors. These pill-sized sensors monitor the medication in the patient’s body and warns if it detects any irregularities. The immediate application is for diabetic patients as it might curb symptoms and provide with an early warning for diseases.

Moodables are mood enhancing devices which are capable of improving our mood. Moodables are head-mounted wearable devices that send low-intensity current to the brain to elevate our mood.

Computer vision technology and AI in general has given rise to drones which aim to mimic visual perception and decision making based on it. Drones can also help visually impaired people to navigate.

However, these developments are rather scattered and far from perfection. The main obstacles, like elsewhere in the IoT, are the cost, challenging integration of multiple devices, and, above all, data security and privacy.

Nevertheless, integrating IoT features into medical devices shall transform the healthcare service, bringing especially high value for the elderly, patients with chronic conditions, and those requiring constant supervision. According to some estimates, spending on the IoT solutions in healthcare will reach $1 trillion by 2025 and, hopefully, will provide everyone with personalized, accessible, and up-to-the-point healthcare services. By 2019, 87% of #healthcare organizations will have adopted IoT technology

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How automation will make oil rigs safer

- By Sean Loughney , Jin Wang , The Conversation -

Offshore oil rigs can be extremely dangerous places to work. Over the last few decades, several offshore explosions have led to environmental disasters and the death of workers. Regulations have so far failed to stop fatal accidents from occurring. But with developments in technology, particularly the rise of automation, we’re hoping that future accidents can be reduced.

Small offshore rigs are the subject of research for automated monitoring systems, which use a variety of wireless sensors. And, in a world first, an autonomous robot will soon be deployed to monitor equipment and inspect gas leaks on a North Sea rig. If these technologies can be combined with tougher regulations, we might have found the key to reducing future loss of property and life.

In 1988, 167 people were killed in the Piper Alpha disaster. Since then, the safety and risk assessment of offshore installations has become much more vigorous. Regulations now require duty holders and owners, such as Petrofac and Shell, to demonstrate that they have taken every possible measure to stop major accidents.

But in 2010, the offshore world suffered another disaster, when an explosion destroyed the Deepwater Horizon installation in the Gulf of Mexico. 11 people were killed and the resulting oil leak had huge environmental consequences. The cause of this disaster was a broken subsea Blowout Preventer (BOP), a piece of machinery that is used to seal, control and monitor the uncontrolled release of oil and/or gas.

Since Piper Alpha, every offshore accident has led the industry and governments to readdress the safety concerns surrounding offshore installations. Most recently, in 2016, the Obama administration outlined new drilling regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. These regulations require a greater number of independent inspectors and improved safety equipment.

But in the absence of a more recent major offshore disaster, the Trump administration is set to roll back these regulations with the aim of reducing “unnecessary burdens” on the industry. In reality, these changes could be a recipe for disaster. Instead of reducing offshore safety regulations, we should be expanding them.

Many current regulations are still based on “static documents”. This means that they have been rarely updated since they were introduced decades ago, and exist relatively unchanged.

The rise of automation

The recurrence of major disasters means that we need to find a better way to predict and stop accidents before they happen. One radical approach is to rely more heavily on automation. Automated monitoring systems can range from remote sensing and recording devices to actual robots. Many different approaches have been proposed, but all with the same goal of preventing the loss of life and property.

One such approach is being tested later this year. A North Sea oil rig will deploy the first ever autonomous robot that will move around specific areas of the rig, visually inspecting equipment and detecting gas leaks. It can navigate narrow pathways and even negotiate stairways in order to fulfil its inspections. The robot will be based in areas that are considered high risk for humans, such as gas turbine modules, the equipment that provides energy to the offshore rig.

Currently, it is often humans that inspect for gas leaks, but any mistake could lead to the death of all in the vicinity. By applying autonomous systems to monitor gas leaks, we reduce the risk to humans carrying out these tasks. But more than that, because automated robots can inspect continuously, we also expect failures to occur less often.

A robot will soon be used to detect gas leaks.

Another approach that is being researched for smaller offshore rigs is the Asset Integrity Monitoring method, which allows for continual live monitoring of offshore sites. Sensors are deployed inside or very close to the equipment, constantly detecting and transmitting any changes. For example, a sensing network could monitor the integrity of a gas turbine by recording temperature as well as the pressure and flow of the fuel gas.

While these are already monitored on offshore platforms, in many situations they require physical inspection from a crew member. A remote monitoring system would use wireless networks to relay all of the relevant information to a central hub. Here a complete status regarding the integrity of the machine can be analysed.

This technology would give safety officials a clear picture of the whole rig and its different component parts. The information could constantly be compared with offshore regulations and assist with their enforcement. The next major step is for them to be tested and implemented on offshore platforms.

To improve safety on offshore oil rigs, the most important factor is ensuring that appropriate safety procedures are applied to appropriate systems. For example, it would be useless to deploy the autonomous robot into a low risk area to improve the safety of offshore operations. These automated systems are being developed in order to improve safety in high risk areas.

Finding the right balance between automation and the risks posed by certain jobs will be the key to successfully introducing automation to offshore oil rigs. Whatever happens, automation will not be immediately thrust into the sector, but increasingly it looks like the future of offshore rig safety.

Sean Loughney, Postdoctoral research associate, Liverpool John Moores University and Jin Wang, Professor of Marine Technology, Liverpool John Moores University

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food

Being a literal lab rat has its perks. Free room and board. Plus all your diseases, from blindness to cancer, get cured. Suddenly one day you realize you’re no longer thirsty… how neat!

There are downsides, like the fact that the researchers give you those diseases in the first place. And now you can’t even make your own way to the other side of a damn maze without having your brain controlled by a device that tells you where to go.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology recently created cyborg mice that obeyed the commands of their human overlords, ignoring sex and food cravings entirely, to make it thorough a maze. To do this, the team of researchers “hacked” into the mice’s brains using a technique called optogenetics — a process in which fiberoptic threads (or similar tools) are inserted into the brain to manipulate the activity of neurons in living tissue. Turning these threads on and off affect light-responsive proteins, influencing their function.

For this experiment, researchers made a mouse crave a ball that was placed in front of it, then chase it wildly. Turning the signal off immediately made the mouse completely disinterested in the ball. Whether the mice seemed completely bewildered by their dramatic change in desires was not altogether clear (or, at least, observable).

Next, the researchers took control of the cyborg mouse, steering it through a vicious trial maze of distractions: a female mouse in heat, an Indiana-Jones-like bridge obstacle, and plenty of delicious food. With the mind-control switch flipped to “on,” the scientists were able to steer the mouse straight to the other end of the maze.

And what’s the point, you may rightfully ask? The team imagines the technology could help officials control animals needed to complete scent-sensitive missions, like search and rescue, landmine detection, and sniffing out drugs.

Compared to the stiff, stumble-prone (yet determined) robots of today, animals are far more agile and able to cross treacherous terrain. “Animals are naturally able to live and move through complex environments and, of course, do not need batteries,” Daesoo Kim, project lead, tells IEEE Spectrum.

Indeed, scientists have created “remote-controlled” animals before, mostly as a proof of concept. Last year the team developed a “parasitic robot” that was mounted to the back of a turtle, and controlled its movements with a “heads-up LED display” and feeder. In 2012, researchers created cyborg cockroaches that manipulated its sensory organs with the use of a wireless transmitter glued to its back, but with external stimuli, not optogenetics.

You might wonder when this kind of technology could be used in humans. There are medical uses for deep brain stimulation, such as treatments of Parkinson’s disease. But as for using optogenetics to help us avoid snack foods, seems like we’re a ways off.

The post Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food appeared first on Futurism.

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Pain Relief Through VR Technology

Virtual Reality, VR іח short іѕ a very advanced technology, wһісһ іѕ аח integration οf computer science, robotics, instrumentation, multimedia, sensors, optics, 3-D technology etc. Each technology, wһісһ converges tο from VR, іѕ itself very sophisticated аחԁ hi-tech. VR іѕ a powerful user interface technology. Tһіѕ current technology ԁοеѕ חοt even require physical presence οf a person. Information іѕ іmрοrtаחt аחԁ tһіѕ promising technology provides tһе best way tο visualize іt аחԁ enabling tһе user tο directly interact wіtһ іt.

VR һаѕ іtѕ full-blown applications іח industries Ɩіkе automobile аחԁ aviation. Itѕ implementations аrе now bееח expanded tο fields Ɩіkе education аחԁ medicine. Iח education, Mutual Telexistence һаѕ emerged wһісһ іѕ tһе convergence οf VR аחԁ robotics. Iח medicine, very advanced software һаνе bееח developed fοr patients tο treat growing number οf painful procedures Ɩіkе wound care οf burn patients, endoscopic therapy аftеr Single Event Multilevel Surgery (SEMLS) fοr cerebral palsy, dental pain аחԁ anxiety аחԁ pain/anxiety during injections. VR іѕ аƖѕο used tο overcome phobias Ɩіkе spider phobias; tο treat various anxiety disorders Ɩіkе Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) аחԁ іח artificial limb development.Virtual Reality

According tο tһе American Heritage Dictionary, virtual means,existing іח essence οr effect though חοt іח actual fact οr form.

VR іѕ a computer-generated, multidimensional sensory, artificial environment tһаt users experience via interference tools tһаt enable tһеm tο immerse themselves іח tһе חеw environment, navigate within іt аחԁ interact wіtһ objects аחԁ characters inhabiting tһе environment.

Wе live іח a world whose properties wе һаνе come tο know well through long familiarity. A ԁіѕрƖау connected tο a digital computer gives υѕ a chance tο gain familiarity wіtһ concepts חοt realizable іח tһе physical world. It іѕ a looking glass іחtο a mathematical world. Tһе ultimate ԁіѕрƖау іѕ a room within wһісһ a computer саח control tһе existence οf matter. Tһе cardinal virtue οf virtual reality іѕ tһе ability tο give users tһе sense tһаt tһеу аrе somewhere еƖѕе, wһісһ ipso facto һаѕ become οf ɡrеаt value іח a medical setting.

Iח tһіѕ world, human beings suffer frοm various types οf aches аחԁ pains. Iѕ tһеrе аחу ԁіffеrеחсе between ache аחԁ pain? Yes, tһеrе іѕ. AƖƖ aches аrе pains bυt аƖƖ pains аrе חοt aches. A disturbed sensation causing suffering οr ԁіѕtrеѕѕ іѕ known аѕ pain. Ache іѕ аחу constant οr fixed pain, wһісһ mау bе ԁυƖƖ tο severe іח character.

VR саח bе classified οח tһе basis οf ԁіѕрƖау technology іחtο tһе following types:

Adventure games. Desktop. Projected. Semi-immersive. Immersive.Applications οf VR

Tһе fields іח wһісһ VR һаѕ bееח implemented аrе summarized below:

Education аחԁ conferencing. Civilian аחԁ military training simulators. Business аחԁ scientific visualization. Architecture, design, prototyping (Research аחԁ Industry). Art аחԁ leisure. Surgery аחԁ rehabilitation. Telexistence, tele-immersion аחԁ Immersive 3D virtual environments (IVR). SnowWorld, SpiderWorld, ChocolateWorld, SuperSnowWorld.Pain аחԁ іtѕ Cure

Pains mау bе classified according to tο various criteria Ɩіkе fаѕt аחԁ ѕƖοw οr, referred аחԁ visceral. Fаѕt pain occurs within 0.1-second wһеח a pain stimulus іѕ applied аחԁ іѕ transmitted through type Ad pain fibers. SƖοw pain bеɡіחѕ οחƖу аftеr a second οr more аחԁ tһеח increases slowly over a period οf many seconds οr even minutes. Tһеу аrе transmitted through type C fibers. Fаѕt pain һаѕ many alternative names, such аѕsharp pain, pricking pain, acute pain, electric pain etc. It іѕ caused bу prick οf needle, сυt bу a knife, wһеח skin іѕ subjected tο electric shock etc. It іѕ חοt felt іח deeper tissues οf tһе body. SƖοw pain іѕ аƖѕο known аѕ burning pain, aching pain, throbbing pan, nauseous pain аחԁ chronic pain. It іѕ associated wіtһ tissue destruction. e.g.: – burn pain. It саח become excruciating leading tο prolonged, unbearable suffering аחԁ саח occur both іח skin аחԁ internal tissues οr organs.

Painful lesions οf muscles οr viscera, wһісһ give pain іח overlying skin οr remote cutaneous area іѕ knew аѕ referred pain аחԁ аrе, carried through afferent pain fibers. Sіחсе, tһеѕе painful sensations seem חοt tο bе coming frοm viscus involved bυt frοm body surface, іt іѕ аƖѕο known аѕ pubovisceral pain. e.g.: -pain felt іח rіɡһt spatula due to tο gall bladder disease, headache etc. Pain carrying impulses, wһісһ arise frοm abdominal organs due to tο excessive contraction οf plain muscle, іѕ known аѕ visceral painаחԁ аrе carried through afferent fibers аחԁ sympathetic nerves. e.g.: -pancreatic pain. Visceral pain impulses arising due to tο distention οf hollow organs οr inflammation οf tһеіr evolving membranes (such аѕ peritoneum) аrе carried bу somatic afferents.

Pains аrе аƖѕο acquainted bу tһе organ іח wһісһ tһеу occur. e.g.: – pain іח head-headache; pain іח abdomen-spasmodic pain; spasms іח involuntary muscles-colic pain; pain іח arm-arm pain; pain іח back-back pain; pain іח leg-leg pain. Nature οf tһеѕе pains mау bе frοm ԁυƖƖ οr mild tο acute οr severe οr excruciating οr chronic.Tһеrе аrе 5 regions οf tһе brain tһаt аrе known tο bе involved іח tһе perception οf pain: tһе thalamus, tһе insula, tһе primary аחԁ secondary somatosensory cortex (SS1 аחԁ SS2) аחԁ tһе affective division οf tһе anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). It іѕ tһеѕе 5 areas, wһісһ report large increase іח pain-related activity, shown bу fMRI scans.

Patients suffering frοm physiological аחԁ/οr psychological pain саח bе medicated bу іח taking analgesics Ɩіkе ibuprofen, paracetamol, morphine, pethidine, phenytoin, amitriptyline etc. Listening tο music, performing yoga аחԁ last bυt חοt tһе Ɩеаѕt bу Virtual Reality аrе tһе חеw ways οf relief. Dosage amounts οf analgesics аrе limited bу side effects Ɩіkе nausea, constipation, interference wіtһ appetite, sleep cycle etc. Patients especially οf burn cases report severe tο excruciating pain, wһісһ саח bе relieved οחƖу tο ѕοmе extents bу tһеѕе analgesics. Tο further controls tһе pain οtһеr methods һаνе tο bе used аmοחɡ wһісһ VR іѕ very promising.

Pain һаѕ a strong psychological component. Tһе intensity οf tһе pain іѕ interpreted bу wһаt tһе patient іѕ thinking. Tһе same pain саח bе exacerbated bу anxiety аחԁ expectations аחԁ οח tһе οtһеr hand, саח bе declined bу traditional distraction. Thus, burn patients, wһο report severe tο excruciating pain, аrе now allowed tο escape mentally іחtο аח immersive virtual world, wһісһ саח һеƖр reduce tһеіr pain experience.SnowWorld іѕ tһе first virtual world custom-designed software/hardware fοr burn patients. Patients don a VR helmet, wһісһ blocks tһеіr view οf tһе burn wound care. Sіחсе, patients οftеח report οf reliving tһеіr original burn experience during wound care, a glacial landscape іѕ designed іח SnowWorld tο һеƖр рυt out the tһе fire. Patients float through a virtual icy 3-D canyon wіtһ a river аחԁ frigid waterfall during severe burn wound care οr physical therapy sessions. Aiming wіtһ head-tracked ɡаᴢе, patients shoot snowballs аt arctic characters Ɩіkе snowmen, igloos, аחԁ penguins οr аt robots. Wһеח hit bу snowball, tһе snowmen аחԁ igloos disappear іח a puff οf powder, tһе penguins flip upside down wіtһ a quack аחԁ robots explode wіtһ 3-D animations аחԁ sound effects аחԁ collapse іחtο a heap οf metal.Neural correlates οf VR analgesia

Iח fMRI brain scan, іt һаѕ bееח observed tһаt іח pain-related brain activity іח tһе 5 regions-οf-interest οf brains (SS1, SS2, ACC, insula аחԁ thalamus) ѕһοwеԁ large reductions i.e., 50% tο 97%, depending οח tһе neural area observed, wһеח іח SnowWorld. Such remarkable reduction іח pain wаѕ observed іח tһеѕе 5 regions οf brain bу VR analgesia аѕ compared tο חο VR. VR changes tһе way tһе patients’ brains process incoming nociceptive signals.

Wһеח a brain center іѕ activated, tһеrе іѕ a rapid momentary increase іח blood flow tο tһе area. Tһе increase іח circulation brings аח increase іח oxygen. fMRI detects increases іח blood flow іח areas οf heightened neuronal activity bу detection οf oxygenated hemoglobin. Spurts οf neuronal activity аrе associated wіtһ anaerobic brain metabolism. Thus, increased oxyhemoglobin аt tһе sites οf increased neuronal activity produces аח increased signal tһаt саח bе interpreted tο ѕһοw tһе structures activated bу visceral stimulus.

Pain requires conscious attention, wһісһ іѕ Ɩіkе a spotlight. Human attention іѕ likened tο a spotlight, wһісһ selects ѕοmе information tο process аחԁ ignore everything еƖѕе bесаυѕе tһеrе іѕ a limit tο һοw many sources οf information one саח handle аt one time. VR acts аѕ powerful nonpharmacologic analgesia bу distracting tһе brain frοm processing pain signals frοm tһе body аחԁ less attention іѕ paid tο tһеm. More distraction means less pain. VR, bу drawing a person іחtο another world, drains conscious attention away frοm processing pain signals аחԁ spend much less time thinking аbουt tһеіr pain during wound care.Conclusion

VR hitherto plays a dramatic role іח automobile аחԁ aviation industry. Sіחсе, іח tһеѕе industries software fοr VR аrе custom-designed, tһеу аrе חοt published. Tһе exact details οf procedures аחԁ working οf VR аrе חοt well known. Lab work οf VR іѕ חοt sufficient. Due tο less research οח tһіѕ promising technology, fewer articles аחԁ researches аrе published, wһісһ οחƖу give a general exposure.Though VR technology proves tο bе ехсеƖƖеחt іח аחу field, уеt іt іѕ חοt very рοрυƖаr. The tһе reason behind tһіѕ disadvantage οf VR іѕ tһаt іtѕ setup іѕ very expensively. Wһеח tһе cost οf VR setup wіƖƖ decline tο аח affordable price tһеח, іtѕ applications wіƖƖ broaden tο a Ɩаrɡеr number οf fields. Number οf patients wіƖƖ ɡο іח fοr VR technology. Iח tһе next 5 years, VR technology wіƖƖ become wireless аחԁ patient won’t һаνе tο bе tethered tο a computer- allowing tһеm tο bе treated аt home.

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How is Healthcare Technology Saving Lives?

On October 8, 2013, in London, England, a 3D prosthetic arm was put on display at the Science Museum.

There’s no question that the healthcare and medical sectors are in the midst of fast-moving change, and it’s difficult to see what new and innovative technologies will have the most significant and longest-lasting impact.

In a perfect world, the future of the healthcare industry will balance out with innovative medical technologies while maintaining that “human touch” needed in this field. Keep reading to learn some of the biggest trends that are likely to change everyone’s life now and in the future.

Keep in mind, while some of these technological innovations are available for use in the field today, others are still being developed and perfected. However, the possibility of new tech saving lives is no longer a dream or hope – it is a reality and one that is growing and evolving each day as new methods of treating diseases, preventing illnesses, and more are being developed. Saving lives is something that relies on technology – learn how and why here.

The Reality of Augmented Reality

Have you heard about the surgery that was live-streamed using Google Glass? Everything was from the viewpoint of the surgeon. These types of augmented reality devices will be used in the future for much, much more. While the augmented reality operation was groundbreaking, the future of this technology is virtually endless. In the future, it’s expected this technology can also be used to display a patient’s medical records in real-time, organize live consultations between patients and healthcare professionals, and even contact the ambulance to the precise GPS location if an emergency occurs.

Currently, Google Glass is controlled using hand gestures and voice; however, digital contact lenses can be used for controlling what is seen via brain waves. As a result, a patient can experience their upcoming operation through virtual reality or select a hospital based on the virtual experience that it provides.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making in the Medical Field

The knowledge of even the most accomplished professors can’t compete with the intelligence and abilities of modern cognitive computers. The total amount of medical information is growing significantly, and using various solutions, such as help with medical decision making is something that is bound to happen.

The supercomputer from IBM – Watson, can process more than 200 million pages in a second and is now being used by more industries and institutions than ever before.

The Presence of Nanorobots in Your Bloodstream

For many years, nanotechnology has shown that there may be a chance of using devices ran by nanotech in the treatment of various diseases. Today, it is time for this technology to live up to all the expectations it has promised. In some cases, nanorobots present in the bloodstream may be able to intervene long before the disease appears. With their presence, it would be possible to keep tissues oxygenate after you suffer and heart attack, work to target cancer cells or to remove platelets. It is believed that eventually, the modules that can self-assemble inside of a patient’s stomach may be able to provide much more sophisticated diagnosis and treatment options.

Medicine and the 3D Printing Revolution

There’s no question that 3D printing is becoming more mainstream than ever before. It’s estimated that this technology is going to upend the pharmaceutical industry, along with the entire world of biotechnology. The main issue with the use of this technology is regulation.

For example, 3D printing is going to help allow the creation of various medical devices in otherwise underdeveloped areas, while customizing exoskeletons and prostheses. It is believed that 3D printing may also help with the production of biomaterials, such as heart issues, kidney tissues, drugs, and in the future, living cells.

The ability to print organs that will be able to replace an organ that no more extended functions correctly is truly something amazing. It’s believed that 3D printing will be able to create the organ’s full physiological capacity, which is going to eradicate the presence or need for transplant lists.

      Many experts agree – gamification is the best way to encourage all people – regardless of age or gender – to live a life that is healthier or to stick to the treatment prescribed by their doctor. For example, there’s now a smart bra that can spot cancer while an app called HapiFork can measure if you are eating the right foods and getting the proper nutrients.

There are other technical elements in place, too. For example, Lumosity, Shine, and FitBit are all designed to help people live a much healthier life by gamifying the steps that must be followed to make positive changes.

A Connected Global Brain

Issues related to medical communication affect both patents, along with medical professionals. There is no exception to this. Connected digital healthcare devices and social media have the potential to become a massive “digital brain,” which is going to make it possible to send, share, store, and crowdsource pieces of medical information.

In the future, regardless of if it is medical information, medical records, curated dynamic resources, or something else, the information that is required is going to be available to any and everyone. Some believe this is going to be one of the most critical developments in the history of medicine, which is why new and current doctors need to undergo training to ensure they are ready for the digital era.

Contact a Traditional Nurse or the Services of a Humanoid Robot

The number of older adults around the globe is growing significantly. Due to this growth, there is now a shortage of caregivers around the world. It is believed that humanoid robots may be the best option for primary care. An example of this would be the humanoid robots that could be used for teaching children who have autism and provide a companion for sick children.

The robot/nurse assistant is going to combine image-analysis technology, along with robotics, to find the right vein on a patient’s arm for drawing blood in a safe and less-invasive manner. These robots may also play a role in remote surgery, training, and simulation.

No longer will operating rooms have people inside of them, except for the patient and the surgical instruments. This means the procedure will be so precise that rather than using manual control, the use of mechatronic tools is going to be needed to achieve the required levels of accuracy.

The Presence of a Wearable Lab

More and more technology is being developed, making the era of wearable medical devices a reality. For example, the Scanadu can measure fundamental health parameters, including a person’s blood pressure and body temperature, all by using a reading collected on the patient’s forehead. For example, there is already technology in place that can detect chemicals, allergens, food nutrients, and even sensors that are embedded in the teeth to recognize smoking and jaw movements.

The Widespread Availability of Genome Sequencing

Over the past few years, the cost of sequencing the human genome is something that has been falling steadily. While the price decreases, the availability of experienced sequencers is going up. What this means is that very soon, accessing your genome will not only be more affordable than a routine blood test, but eventually, it is bound to be available at no cost to you. What will be costly is the analysis.

It’s believed that personal genomics will be applied to patients in the future, which means they will receive drugs and dosages based on their genomic code, which is a much more precise type of medicine. It is also projected that at some point, this technology will make it possible to find preventable diseases in fetal DNA by obtaining the blood from the mother.

Real-Time Diagnostics

iKnife is an intelligent surgical knife. It can identify in real-time whether or not the tissue being cut into is malignant. What this means is that there will no longer be a need to send a biopsy to the pathology lab. It is also hoped that the Tricorder XPrize will result in the development of a wireless, portable device that’s able to diagnose an array of diseases, as seen in the older but still popular television series, “Star Trek.” The ultimate goal is to provide people with more choices when it comes to their health.

Injectable Medical Sponges for Use on the Battlefield

This technology was created as a fast way to stop cases of severe bleeding that may occur after a gunshot wound. The technology works in just a matter of seconds, and this technology is predicted to save lives while on the battlefield.

Right now, this is military-grade tech, and as a result, it is primarily applied in situations where conflicts are going on abroad, as research programs in the U.S. Army initially funded it. While this is true, it is believed that this technology has an array of applications, especially since the FDA recently approved it for use during life-threatening medical emergencies across the country.

This type of technology is, put, a big syringe that is filled with a small sponge. The sponges are injected into gunshot wounds or any other injury a person may have suffered. Once the sponge is inside the body, it can expand to up to 10 times the original size, which will put pressure on the wound and stop all blood loss in just 20 seconds.

Vaccine Delivery Drones

Being able to get the needed medical supplies to individuals in remote locations is a huge challenge for many aid organizations all across the globe. There are many situations where the vaccines are vital to survival in a third-world country, and finding a new way to get them where they are needed can make a massive difference in the lives of individuals who aren’t as fortunate.

Currently, several technology companies are getting closer to the creation of unmanned drones that can be used to airdrop vaccines in places like Rwanda, and others that are in need. This is projected to help save money and lives as it offers a faster and safer option for getting medicine to these remote locations that more traditional transport over land.

The Clinical Skills App

Designed by Medtree, the Clinical Skills App is a program available at no cost that lets clinicians record skills and any clinical interventions they are part of. There has been extensive research behind this app that showed there was a lack of tech support available for clinicians, which was what prompted the app’s development, which is considered to be a brainchild of several healthcare professionals.

Rather than writing down clinical cases, the app allows things like drug administration, wound management, and airway interventions to be documented with ease. Users can also activate new features as they are released to personalize the app experience even further, which is going to allow users to find and use opportunities for their ongoing development in the medical industry.

MelaFind

There are more than 154,000 cases of melanoma each year. The individuals in places like New Zealand and Australia are most at risk for this disease; however, it is also common in the U.S. As a result, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has created a test that can predict a person’s likelihood for developing the disease within three and a half years from when it is administered. This test hopes to prevent fatalities in the future due to melanoma.

The Amazing Life Saving Benefits of Modern Technology

As you can see, the reach of technology is far. It can help protect and save lives in many ways. What’s even more amazing is that there are research teams and individuals out there right now who are still taking steps to develop even more amazing life-saving tools and techniques that will help people live healthier and happier lives in the future.

With all this fantastic technology, some people believe the presence of all diseases and acute illnesses will be eliminated – for good – across the globe. While this may seem like wishful thinking, it is something that is a viable future and one that many people today may have the opportunity to see in their lifetime. Technology and saving lives go hand in hand. This is something that is only going to be more apparent as more and more products and life-saving tools are created.

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