Press · November 2023

The Edge Singapore on Assistive Tech

DigitalEdge profiled an NUS assistive device for people with muscular dystrophy, which Microtube is to bring to market.

2 November 2023 · The Edge Singapore

Screenshot of the piece as published by The Edge Singapore
As published by The Edge Singapore.

The Edge Singapore’s DigitalEdge looked at the FUNction Device, an assistive interface developed at NUS that helps people with muscular dystrophy keep using their phones and tablets as their strength declines. A soft, stretchable sensor picks up very small finger movements and turns them into controls.

The article reports that the team, supported by the Enabling Lives Initiative Grant from Tote Board and SG Enable, was testing the device with patients together with the National University Health System and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore), and planned to bring it to market through Microtube.

Read the article on The Edge Singapore: How tech can aid people with muscular dystrophy

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