Last semester, I watched a YouTube video of the Ingenuity Labs unboxing their new Unitree G1 humanoid robot. The robot looked slightly larger than a child and as the team…
When I started graduate school at Queen’s University, one of the first things I did was look for a neuroscience club for women-identifying students. During my undergraduate degree, I co-founded…
On the Connected Minds website, the word “co-creation” is seemingly everywhere. Connected Minds gives you a clear starting point for understanding co-creation, including a definition: a collaborative approach to research…
Artificial intelligence is usually discussed in terms of what it can do. How accurate is it? How fast? How much work can it take off our plates? But performance is…
When physicians, nurses, and healthcare staff can no longer complete work due to workplace injury, patients inevitably face the consequences. “[The Canadian] healthcare system focuses strongly on patient outcomes to…
Through Connected Minds Team Grants, Queen’s researchers are harnessing technology to support responsible innovation. With $318.4 million in combined support, Connected Minds unites researchers from York and Queen’s to shape…
It starts with a closed door. A rural emergency room shuts down without warning. It’s late. It’s snowing. The nearest hospital is hundreds of kilometers away and there’s no family…
Imagine if you could enter a play by putting on a virtual headset. Now imagine that the characters in the play are shaking your hand or giving you a hug,…
When was the last time you caught a ball, typed an email, or crossed the street? Did you think about this action, or was it simply something you did? These…
Imagine your thoughts—your needs, your questions, your feelings—held captive, with no reliable way to be heard. This is the daily reality for many individuals with communication disabilities, and it's the…