New Social Care Robot Challenge launched for UK Robotics Week 2017
A brand new Social Care Robot Challenge is being launched for the second annual UK Robotics Week 2017, a national week of celebration taking place…
The demise of Loop Fixings on Patient Slings?
"A solution to minimise this safety issue had to be found." Following what Silvalea describes as overwhelming success at the 2016 OT Show, the company…
Unspillable Spoon Creator Appeals For Future Designers
The inventor of a spoon that doesn’t spill, which last year scooped the top prize at a Dragons' Den inspired competition, is encouraging other budding…
Assistive technology innovations to watch from Rehacare 2016
Photo: Messe Düsseldorf, Constance Tillmann. At October's Rehacare, more than 90,000 consumers, healthcare professionals and companies journeyed to Dusseldorf’s Messe from around the world to…
Impey’s Elevate and Freeglide Models Raise the Bar for Half-Height Doors
Wetroom manufacturer Impey has released the new Elevate and Freeglide half-height doors following extensive industry consultation with care professionals, including Occupational Therapists and Technical Officers. The…
Significant new sling launch promised by Silvalea
Silvalea is planning the reveal of a ‘top secret’ new sling innovation which the company believes will change the patient sling industry. The new product…
Competition searches for innovations to change the lives of disabled people
Top Design Award Enhanced For 2016 Entries Aspiring designers, engineers and inventors are set to battle it out in a “Dragons Den” inspired event which…
Certified app to tackle skin cancer already saves lives
SkinVision has launched the first certified skin cancer risk analysis app offering a tool for analysing moles and other skin conditions for the three most…
Care home residents test innovative wheelchair cushion
"Wheelair design allows the user to better regulate their body temperature through airflow which removes the heat and moisture that builds up behind the back"…
New technology brings independence to the blind
OrCam Technologies, an artificial vision innovator for people who are vision impaired, blind or have a reading disability, has announced the introduction of the world's…