Lifting a spoon to your mouth might seem like the easiest thing in the world, but that's not the case for plenty of people who suffer from limited mobility due to spinal injuries, a stroke, or illness ...

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 ...

People with physical disabilities face many challenges, such as difficulty eating, something many take for granted. But now Verily Life Sciences, formerly Google Life Sciences, has launched the ...

Liftware, the Google-owned makers of an electronic spoon designed to help people with hand tremors to eat, has launched its second product into the marketplace. Called the Liftware Level, the new ...

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.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Level is meant to help those who have limited hand and arm mobility — such as individuals suffering from ...

Stefanie Putnam smiles broadly as she eats a spoonful of rice in the cafeteria at Verily, the Alphabet-owned life-sciences research firm. She’s here to demonstrate the Liftware Level, a smart utensil ...

Lifting a spoon to your mouth may seem like a simple, daily act that doesn't take much thought or effort. But it's an out-of-reach luxury for many people with mobility-related disabilities. Now, a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...