#NUS team launches #AI #headset to help #visually #impaired commute, shop
"AiSee can detect te #bus stop users are at thru GPS.. The device draws bus arrival timings from LTA’s database, providing users w an est'd arrival time for the bus of their choice.. users can speak to #AiSee to book a private-hire ride & receive verbal alerts when te car arrives.. AiSee’s #opensource code allows developers to build their own hands-free, screen-free applications"🏆
#UsefulTech #SG60
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/i-wont-have-to-trouble-anyone-nus-team-launches-ai-headset-to-help-visually-impaired-commute-shop

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Gimme #CLOiD or #Niko or another helper #robot anytime, instead of those disgusting militarist killer robots. Three cheers to the helper robot #developers to reach sustainable commercial-scale robots. #LG #Korea #UsefulTech 🏆👇

#SkinCancer screenings & diagnoses are taking longer in #Canada, as rates of #melanoma keep rising, due to what experts say is a shortage of #dermatologists. CBC’s Yvette Brend reports on #MelanomaCanada’s new #mobile #CancerScreening unit, #MoleMobile, which is heading to #Kamloops #BritishColumbia.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4231964

#Cancer #Health #Medical #Canadian #UsefulTech #MedicalTech

A #hospice in #BradfordOnAvon is working with #ForestryEngland to bring the sounds and sights of #nature to #TerminallyIll patients.

#DorothyHouseHospice Care is offering a series of #VirtualReality videos to those who are unable to go outdoors.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-05-21/the-virtual-reality-headsets-bringing-nature-to-terminally-ill-patients

#UsefulTech #VRforHealth #Medical #Health #EndOfLifeCare #DyingWithDignity #HospiceCare #HospicePatients #CompassionateCare #NatureSoothes #NatureTherapy #England

World #AnimalProtection #Canada has officially launched its #interactive #transparency #TrackingTool to monitor #CaptiveWildlife incidents in Canada.

The tool adds a layer of transparency to Canada's opaque #captive #wildlife problem. Documenting instances of #zoonotic #disease outbreaks, escapes, attacks and more, the tool is the most comprehensive #database to date by any organization or government in Canada.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/mapping-canada-s-captive-wildlife-problem-world-animal-protection-launches-interactive-transparency-tool-as-exotic-animal-escapes-continue-from-coast-to-coast-828660174.html

#UsefulTech #Accountability #AnimalWelfare #Canadian

A #Canadian #tech company is helping #DisabledKids with #mobility issues put their best foot forward with the help of a pair of #revolutionary #RoboticLegs.

The #Ontario based company #TrexoRobotics is currently on a cross-country road show, highlighting their device – the #robotic #GaitTrainer.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/they-can-start-walking-robotics-company-helping-children-with-mobility-issues-take-steps-forward-1.6892982

#PeopleWithDisabilities #AccessibleTech #MobilityAids #UsefulTech #RoboticsForDisabled #Orthopedic #GoodNews #DisabledCanadians

As a driver of old Ford Ranger pickup trucks I thought cameras on a car were frivolous but they are super helpful when parking. The overhead view is quite neat and nice to have when parallel parking. #BoltEV #UsefulTech