Tech Tuesday: UF Researcher Showcases New Technology That Alerts Patients Healing From Surgery When They May Need to Relax

“What if smart technology could be used to improve at-home care for orthopedic patients? We’re here at UF’s Malachowsky Hall to find out more. Dr. Bhunia, tell us more about where we are,” said Bethany Gaffey, host of UF Innovate.

“We are at the IoT lab, which stands for Internet of Things lab. That belongs to Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. We’re dealing with smart devices. These are tiny computers equipped with different sensors, and the data can be transmitted through internet to a centralized computer,” said Swarup Bhunia, researcher at the University of Florida.

“When I hear smart devices, I think phones and watches, but is it more than that?” asked Gaffey.

“Absolutely, a lot more than that. The smart devices are equipped with sensors and they have something called a brain, which means that they can run artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to make decisions on the data being collected by the sensors,” said Bhunia.

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