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Georgia Institute of Technology
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The Health Systems Institute (HSI) is creating a new model for healthcare delivery through integrative interdisciplinary solutions, drawing from medicine, engineering, computing, management, and public policy.
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Robots Able to Reach through Clutter with Whole-Arm Tactile Sensing
Robots are now able to intelligently maneuver within clutter, gently making contact with objects while accomplishing a task, thanks to technology developed by Dr. Charlie Kemp and the Healthcare Robotics Lab.
Home-Based Assessment Tool for Dementia Screening
With baby boomers approaching the age of 65 and new cases of Alzheimer’s disease expected to increase by 50 percent by the year 2030, Georgia Tech researchers have created a tool that allows adults to screen themselves for early signs of dementia. The home-based computer software is patterned after the paper-and-pencil Clock Drawing Test, one of health care’s most commonly used screening exams for cognitive impairment.
Georgia Tech Creating High-Tech Tools to Study Autism
Researchers in Georgia Tech’s Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new technological tools that automatically measure relevant behaviors of children, and promise to have significant impact on the understanding of behavioral disorders such as autism.
Gregory Abowd, Marie Thursby Named Regents' Professors
Georgia Tech has named Gregory Abowd of the College of Computing and Marie Thursby of the Scheller College of Business Regents' Professors.
Georgia Tech Researchers Receive Three NSF Emerging Frontiers Awards
The National Science Foundation has awarded $6 million through its Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation to fund three projects involving researchers from Georgia Tech, including Karen Liu and Charlie Kemp (Interactive Computing). Source: GT Research News
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