Autonomous mobility aid could replace guide dogs
From Superinnovators 19/01/24 US startup Glidance (founded 2023) unveiled an autonomous mobility aid, Glide, in late 2023 that uses sensors to help vision-impaired people steer around obstacles and navigate in public spaces. Glide gives haptic/audio feedback, applies auto-braking, navigates pre-programmed or spontaneous routes and has 6+ hours battery life. Founder and CEO Amos Miller lost […]
Gene therapy reduces hearing loss linked to rare disease
From University College London 30/08/23 An international team led by researchers at UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease. Norrie disease is a rare but devastating genetic disorder that causes blindness and hearing loss, […]