Team: Andrew Peterson, Professor Graham Kerr (pictured), David Peterson, Glenda Peterson, Aaron Shanahan
Project: Gyrite – A haptic wearable with somatosensory stimuli that gives people with severe balance dysfunction feedback to stay upright
The Gyrite wearable aims to provides tactile input as a surrogate for the vestibular system. By providing live, continuous physical feedback based on the user’s own motion, their subconscious learns to improve their posture automatically.
At least 20,000 Australians and over 6 million people around the world suffer severe Bilateral Vestibular Loss (BVL). The team hopes to create an affordable, intuitive product that will help people improve their balance across the day, wherever they find themselves, helping them to reclaim some of the freedom and quality of life they have lost, and reduce the burden on the healthcare system overall.
For more information on this and other award winners visit the Bionics Queensland website.