AI to make life easier for the disabled in 2022

The global estimate for disability is on a rise with ageing population and the spread of chronic diseases, along with better techniques to measure disability. However, the good news is that with the advent of AI and other emerging technologies, the impact of such disabilities on a person's daily functioning can be reduced to a great extent. A lot of organisations are venturing into this space and allotting resources and R&D efforts to tackle these challenges. We list some of the ongoing efforts in this space. A research team led Grégoire Courtine, a professor at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and Jocelyne Bloch, a professor and neurosurgeon at CHUV, has developed a system that enables patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand, walk, and perform activities like swimming, cycling and canoeing.