In Real Life

Motorised Wii Fit Babymobile — Now With Video

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This past week, Gizmodo found a research project that seeks to equip infants, who otherwise can’t crawl, with a motorised baby-booster controlled by a Wii Fit Balance Board. Now there’s video of this contraption in action.


August 22, 2010
In Real Life

Wii Fit Examined As A Concussion Rehab Tool In College Football

Researchers at the University of Maryland and Ohio State University are examining Wii Fit’s suitability as “an effective concussion management instrument,” in football, where the injury is increasingly a concern.


November 23, 2008
Uncategorized

‘Air Guitar Hero’ Aiding Artificial Limb Research

Calibrating an advanced set of artificial limbs, which rely on signals from the residual muscles in amputees, can be tedious, exhausting, and extremely discouraging. But when two researchers at Johns Hopkins paired up their work with Guitar Hero, they were able to make the process a little more fun, and lots more efficient, and very empowering for those who are coping with the loss of limbs.