Issue: Health and Medicine

  • Complaints regarding missing instruments in the operating room are a daily occurrence in hospitals. An AI-based system for automated completeness checks aims to avoid this.

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  • Illnesses caused by poor posture at the workplace are a major challenge of our time. They can be prevented by Power- Grasp, a textile exosuit, which provides ergonomic and strength support.

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  • Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento

    Research and Development

    Since 2012, Fraunhofer IPK has been assisting the Brazilian industry training service SENAI with establishing innovation institutes based on the Fraunhofer model.

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  • Documentation is the mantra for opensource hardware communities. This was found by the OPEN.Effect study, which evaluated ventilator manufacturing projects.

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  • The partners in our expert discussion are researching how the surfaces of implants can be improved to prevent clinical complications.

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