Microsoft Research develops technology to aid carriers … – Tudocelular.com

The technology can be used for various purposes, and the tech giants are aware of the power that these tools can offer in favor of helping people. Microsoft is widely recognized for the attention it gives to its users, and the company stresses that the technology should be for everyone, offering a range of accessibility features in the current Windows 10.

This week, following in the footsteps of Google and students from the University of Pennsylvania, the team in Redmond announced a new concept very interesting directed toward people living with Parkinson’s disease. The technology was developed by Microsoft Research, a division of the company focused on producing innovations for the resolution of problems that are difficult by conventional means, and currently has more than a thousand well-known scientists in the team.

Parkinson’s disease, although it is more common in the elderly, it also affects young people, with symptoms that vary in each case, being the most well-known with tremors in the hands. The designer Emma Lawton, 33-year-old, suffering from the disease three years ago, which prevented the young man to follow him in the profession.

Emma is unable to draw or write straight lines, and the researchers decided to act in favour not only of the young, as so many others who suffer from the same evil. The researcher Haiyan Zhang, which in the past has also worked on the design of cutlery for people with the disease, brought a new clock tailor-made to assist Emma in daily activities.

The gadget sends small vibrations to the arm of the user, and thus stop the cycles of agitation caused by the disease, allowing the person to type with great accuracy, which would be impossible otherwise.

Even still following the development, the scientists stress that the results to date are promising, and all are positive with the end device. Emma was thrilled by the fact to be able to draw, although that technology is not yet finalized. Haiyan do not know if the device will be launched commercially, but it is expected that the same will serve as a basis for other concepts in the future.