Assistive technology

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact in people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

Augmenting people for the sake of scientific advancement is a topic, which can lead to excitement and hope for the future. Sonia Miller believes that “[b]y welcoming and adopting new technologies [...], the human condition can be redesigned, allowing for personal growth beyond the current biological limitations” (Miller, 61). Although, this type of augmentation also raises serious ethical and social concerns among the general population. The depiction of augmented humans in popular media has…

other technologies are changing our traditional ways of living, making our lives more convenient and comfortable. In fact, technology is the biggest drive in our lives that controls our ways of thinking, learning, and communicating. It is common to equate it to machinery or a device; however, its main use is to apply scientific knowledge to ease practical tasks. Education, health, transportation and businesses are all influenced by the various uses of technology. Yet,…

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact on people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

Gerhard Lenski and the Role of Technology in Society Changes Gerhard Lenski use Terawangan socio-cultural evolution in order to see the development of society. [2] Lenski explained how changes in society occur segere after they produce (or adapting) new technology. For Lenski, community rural areas does not necessarily mean more backward than urban. Rural communities to use technology just to reach the number of their members who are small, while the urban society technologies (eg,…

facilitating moods and having their own agencies. Rather than being called a personal robot as in personal computer with interactive functions like Siri, it acts more as a social robot which gives aid to all the family members. Literature Review Existing technologies with Jibo-like applications Robots that have similar purposes with Jibo are Pepper and Intel’s…

Technology is a big part of the world today everything revolves around technology. Technology changes every time an inventor gets a new idea to help society or make a new upgrade. Technology is now even in automobiles such that one can connect their phones to the car speakers and play music, internet can be routed into an automobile so that the automobile is a hot-spot and you can connect your phone to the Wi-Fi. The interest I have to technology is that my goal is to become a software developer…

arguments he presents within it are in some ways more disturbing than those in the more famous Amusing Ourselves to Death. In short, Postman (1992) argues that “We are currently surrounded by throngs of . . . one-eyed prophets who see only what new technologies can do and are incapable of imagining what they will undo” (p. 5). Though…

we have literally been kicked in the face with tons of new inventions and technologies intended to help us learn and make our lives easier and more organized. Technology has also been utilized in the medical field to help cure diseases, prolong the life of sick individuals, and just improve peoples happiness and health in general. The sky 's the limit when it comes to new technology. Along with these creations, technology will continue to develop and improve over the coming years and there isn…

At some point in all our lives, we have pondered the possibility that technology is bound to take over and be the death of us. While there are a couple of special snowflakes who pride themselves of not having anything to do with technology, the rest of us are consumed by it. What makes technology so beautiful is that it makes it hard to come to the conclusion as to whether we are incredibly lazy people for shamelessly basking in its conveniences or the smartest human beings because of our…