Fusing wearable technology with artificial intelligence, researchers, at the University of Chicago, have developed a flexible stretchy device that records heath data and processes by mimicking the functioning of a human brain. Today, a range of wearable fitness bands and other health devices exist in the market. However, most of them are not capable of undertaking complex analysis of the patient’s baseline measurements and spot signals of disease. [1]

Figure 1. The New Flexible Wearable Device can Analyse Health Data by Mimicking Human Brain

Figure 1 shows this is where the potential of artificial intelligence can be used to close the gap. Machine learning can help detect patterns in complex data sets. However, sending information from a device to a centralized AI location is not efficient and energy-intensive enough.

Therefore, in the new study, the team aims to design a chip that can not only collect data from multiple biosensors, but also draw conclusions about a person’s health using AI. “With a smartwatch, there is always a gap. We wanted something that could achieve very intimate contact and adapt to the movement of the skin.” [2]

The team decided to use polymers that can be used to make semiconductors and electrochemical transistors and are also quite flexible and stretchable. They have adapted Polymer into a device that enables the processing of data through AI. This chip, called neuromorphic computing, works less like a computer and more like a human brain. In this way it is able to both store and analyze information in an integrated manner. [3]

Researchers have also tested the efficiency of the device and used it to analyse electrocardiogram (ECG) data or the electrical activity of the heart. They trained the device to classify the data into four types and found that it provided an accurate analysis of whether the chip was bent or not. [4]

References:

1. https://newsdeal.in/new-flexible-wearable-device-can-analyse-health-data-by-mimicking-human-brain-2/
2. https://news7h.com/new-flexible-wearable-can-analyze-health-data-by-mimicking-the-human-brain/
3. https://jitegaindia.xyz/new-flexible-wearable-device-can-analyze-health-data-by-mimicking-the-human-brain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-flexible-wearable-device-can-analyze-health-data-by-mimicking-the-human-brain
4. https://gadgets360.com/science/news/stretchable-ai-based-computer-chip-help-diagnose-diseases-real-time-3230929

Cite this article:

Thanusri swetha J (2022), New Flexible Wearable Device can Analyse Health Data by Mimicking Human Brain, Anatechmaz, pp.184