While most of us take the lifting of a spoon to our mouth for granted, it can be a major challenge for people with Parkinson's Disease or other neurodegenerative conditions. It was with those people ...

At first glimpse, the Liftware almost seems like a novelty gadget: an electronic spoon stuffed full of smartphone motion sensors and accelerometers. But the problem that the Liftware is trying to ...

A new spoon claims to help those suffering from Parkinson’s disease to eat. Affecting the nervous system, Parkinson’s can cause limbs to tremor, making simple tasks like eating laborious. Liftware is ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. But these spoons (don’t call them spoogles) are a bit more than your basic utensil: Using hundreds of ...

It's not easy to eat with shaking hands. In fact, it's next to impossible. Google is changing all that, releasing a smart spoon that reduces shakes to allow people with hand tremors eat independently.

For many people living with Parkinson's disease, the mere act of chewing and swallowing can be a challenge. One way to deal with this is to blend foods up to minimize the need to chew. But what if ...

The robotic device, Liftware Level, is the second offering from Liftware, a company devoted to developing tools to aid those with motor impairments that was acquired by Google in 2014. Level is the ...

Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. But these spoons are not your basic utensil: Using hundreds of algorithms, they allow people with essential tremors and ...

For a company best known for its search engine, Google is making big investments in the medical field: A contact lens to help diabetics monitor their glucose levels; magnetic nano particles to detect ...

OAKLAND — A comfortable dinner for Tyrone Cobb involves a towel and the floor of his parents’ home. The 40-year-old with cerebral palsy stretches out on his stomach to eat many of his meals. He’s ...

Liftware has designed a spoon that helps those with limited hand and arm mobility. The spoon counteracts the unintended movements of the user to keep it level and reduce spillages. A set can be bought ...