IDETC-CIE 2023 by ASME
On the 22nd of August, SMARTCLAP was disseminated during the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Prof. Philip …
Real-time Motion Capture Algorithm for Smart Wearables – Article on the Sunday Times
SMARTCLAP uses a real-time motion capture algorithm to interact with a serious game in an Augmented Reality environment by using a smart wearable. Mario Farrugia explains how sensors are incorporated …
Cerebral Palsy Month
We just started a new month, the month of March. March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness month. Let’s educate more ourselves about the several types of cerebral palsy, share photos and …
Stay tuned!
We cannot believe that we are almost there! Following two years of research we are happy to announce that the we are close to developing the first prototypes of DigiClap …
Best Paper Award
Our lead inventor, Prof. Ing. Philip Farrugia, and research support officer, Matthew Bonello, received the best paper award at the first international conference on User Experience Design for Virtual Rehabilitation …
Keeping the user in the centre of the design process – Article on BusinessToday
SMARTCLAP employs a user-centric design approach to develop a product-service-system for children with Cerebral Palsy, by initially acknowledging and understanding their needs. The full article can be found on BusinessToday: …
Article on the Sunday Times of Malta
An article titled “Therapeutic innovative devices for children with cerebral palsy” was published on the 24th of July, on the Sunday Times of Malta. The article emphasises on the key …
Publication in the Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering
Following the successive studies we conducted with different stakeholders of smart wearables for pediatric habilitation as part of our project, a scientific paper was generated based titled “Towards a multi-user …
Evaluation Study with Occupational Therapists
An evaluation study with five occupational therapists was conducted to collect qualitative feedback on the current design of the wearable device. Different prototypes were presented in front of the therapists …
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
25th March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. Wear green, share photos and use the #GoGreen4CP on your social media platforms to help spread awareness on this day dedicated to our …