Future Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology

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Future Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology John Grencer, Administrative Director Technology Program, Strategic Planning December 14 th, 2013 Financial disclosure: the speakers have no relevant

1 Future Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology John Grencer, Administrative Director Technology Program, Strategic Planning December 14 th, 2013 Financial disclosure: the speakers have no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. The material in this presentation is for general clinical knowledge, and it is not considered treatment recommendations for specific patients.

2 But First

3 Today s Plan and Limitations Discuss Major Forces & Trends Provide examples of evolving technology Stimulate thinking about how this may be incorporated into future treatment

4 Major Trend Show Me the Money Changes driven by Consumer Electronics Big Markets = Big Investment Boomers, Aging Population

5 Boomers: 72 Million Left Aging Population Births by Year

6 Billions of Dollars in Play The App Store has helped sell 600m iphone, ipod and ipad devices since 2007.

7 Major Trend Technology Becomes You Rising use and acceptance of tech

9 Major Trend Welcome to Accelerando More Power, Faster, Cheaper, Smaller Improving technology will be applied to therapy -- recovery and compensatory strategies

10 More Power, Faster, Cheaper, Smaller

11 More Power, Faster, Cheaper, Smaller 20 years later and all these things now fit in your pocket

12 More Power, Faster, Cheaper, Smaller

13 Google Self-Driving Car Yea California, Florida & Nevada!!

14 Self Driving Wheelchairs

15 Examples and Food for Thought Track & Monitor Bio Functions Anytime, Anywhere accelerometers, gyroscopes Video & Machine Vision Rise of the Robots Changing Interfaces Augmented and Virtual Reality 3-D Printing

16 Track & Monitor Bio Functions Anytime, Anywhere

17 Really,Tracking Everything HAPIfork Eat too fast and fork vibrates and LED flashes

18 Interaxon Muse brainwave-sensing headband Biofeedback to help control your stress level & play games Similar technology being researched for: Environmental control Communication Prosthetic device control

19 Brain Computer Interface Wheelchair Control Exoskeleton Control

20 Rise of the Robots Future developments in Robotic Rehab Tele-presence robots Socially adaptive robots

21 New Discoveries Incorporated Into Robotic Rehabilitation Example: Research on Haptics and Error Augmentation

22 Tele-presence Robots

23 Socially Assistive Robots Paro the Therapeutic Robot

24 Socially Assistive Robots Paro the Therapeutic Robot Can see & hear; recognizes name; learns to some degree Loaded with sensors, it responds to touch

25 Socially Assistive Robots USC s Dr. Maja Mataric and Bandit Used in Therapy Motivates Uses machine vision

26 Socially Assistive Robots Uses Machine Vision to see gross movements of patient Positive results with Stroke Patients

27 Socially Assistive Robots Research seems to indicate that these robots have value in autism treatment

28 Socially Assistive Robots Popchilla s World More toy-like robot and ipad app for autism spectrum disorder

29 Changing Interfaces

30 Pop Quiz: What is This?

31 WiSee for Gesture control

32 WiSee for Gesture control 9 gross movements of up to 5 different people in a 2-room apartment can be discerned by the current technology

33 Myo Armband Muscle activity sensors & 9-axis inertial measurement unit Bluetooth to control devices Spring 2014

34 Myo Armband Aside from use as a control device, information on gross and fine movement can be captured.

35 Leap Motion

36 Leap Motion Examples

38 Google Glass

39 Google Glass

40 Borg Factor?

41 Borg Factor? Possible Medical Uses: Reducing time facing away from patient reading/writing in medical record Heads-up display of patient data E.g., trending of ROM on Glass display Video & photo documentation via camera Decision Support dashboards Alerts & reminders Medication management

42 Really??? Ten years ago, no one could imagine a world in which everyone walked around carrying a smartphone -- KevinMD.com

44 Google Knows You Liked It

45 Virtual Reality Research is indicating value in immersion environments in both diagnosis and treatment We re already using it in rehab devices Bertek, Armeo, WiHab New technology is staged to move VR immersion to another whole new level

46 Oculus Rift 3-D Virtual Reality Headset

47 Oculus Rift 3-D Virtual Reality Headset

48 Oculus Rift & Razer Hydra Other developers are adding ways to manipulate VR environment (handle virtual objects)

49 Virtuix Omni Omni-directional Treadmill Oculus Rift + Virtuix Omni creates immersive environment in which one can walk, run, turn, slide 2014 release date

50 3-D Printing

51 3-D Printing Works of Art

52 3-D Printing Works of Hope Anthrogyposis (AMC) Amniotic Band Syndrome

53 Any Questions?

Making Virtual Reality a Reality. Surviving the hype cycle to achieve real societal benefit.

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