MIET2374: Orthopaedic Implant and Rehabilitation Engineering- Biomedical Engineers- Essay Writing Assignment

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Essay Writing Assignment:

Task: Question 1:  Ethics Describe three ethical dilemmas that face biomedical engineers working in the field of assistive technology? Question 2:  Socially Assistive Robotics Socially Assistive Robotics is a rapidly increasing field. Research a socially assistive robot and detail how this robot can assist and benefit an aging population. Question 3: A Day in the Life Watch one of the following YouTube videos 1. Physical Impairment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-PEeErV05Q 2. Visual Impairment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EWFABp1ROk 3. Hearing Impairment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmCHXZkTGI After watching the YouTube video, reflect on how the different assistive technologies shown in the video advance the life of its user. Question 4: Brain-Machine Interface The brain-machine interface (BMI) is a hot topic at the moment particularly in the development of devices capable of restimulating lost nerves due to limb paralysis or injury. A recent magazine article in MIT’s technology review has detailed how BrainGate is working at the forefront of BMI research, however, despite much great effort the research has a number of complicating factors that has prevented the technology “taking off”.  Why? Question 5 : Minor essay Research an assistive technology (AT) device that most interests you (wheelchair, computer-aided tech, bionics, rehabilitation aid etc), detail its progression from its invention until today. Explain why the AT was developed and how it may change in the future.