Focus on the frontiers of technology to help people with disabilities! The China Disabled Persons' Federation released 15 innovation cases of scientific and technological disability assistance

China Times (chinatimes.net.cn) reporter Zhou Nan reported from Beijing

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On March 29, the Parallel Forum on Science and Technology for Disabled Persons at the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting, hosted by the China Disabled Persons' Federation and hosted by the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation, was held in Beijing. During the forum, Professor Li Xiaokun, Vice Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and President of Wenzhou Medical University, presided over the release of the "2025 Innovation Cases of Technology for Disability Assistance" and led the guests to witness the in-depth integration of technology and disability assistance.

Currently, cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, brain-computer interface, gene and cell therapy are developing rapidly, bringing strong impetus to the accelerated innovation of disability-friendly products and services. The widespread application of technology to assist the disabled has provided new possibilities for my country's 85 million disabled people to overcome obstacles and share a better life.

In order to fully demonstrate the new achievements in the field of technological assistance to the disabled in recent years and encourage more scientific and technological forces to devote themselves to the research and development and application of technological assistance to the disabled, the China Disabled Persons' Federation organized experts in relevant fields to extensively collect the innovative achievements of technological assistance to the disabled in recent years, fully listened to the opinions of relevant people, enterprises, and representatives of the disabled, and launched 15 innovative cases of technological assistance to the disabled.

At the press conference, Li Xiaokun congratulated the recommended innovative case study team. He pointed out that the China Disabled Persons' Federation will continue to collect and publish information on scientific and technological achievements to help the disabled, guide more innovative entities to participate in scientific and technological innovation to help the disabled, promote the formation of innovative synergy, and promote the in-depth integration of science and technology and the cause of disabled people.

“Although these cases are only part of the achievements of technology to assist the disabled, they allow us to see the powerful charm and unlimited potential of technology. Although there is still a long way to go to help the disabled through science and technology, there are still many problems and problems that need to be further overcome, but we believe that with the care and attention of the party and the government and the joint efforts of the whole society, the technology to help the disabled will achieve fruitful results and create a better life for the disabled,” said Li Xiaokun.

15 innovative cases of technological assistance to the disabled are released as follows (ranked in no particular order):

Research team: Li Luming team of Tsinghua University

Technical name: Artificial spinal cord

Technical content: Independently developed a 32-channel implantable "artificial spinal cord" and completed four clinical trials, which can help paraplegic patients stand and walk completely on their own strength.

Research team: iFlytek

Technical name: Intelligent voice interaction technology

Technical content: Based on a fully self-developed domestic speech model, integrating key technologies such as speech transcription and synthesis, it can be widely used for barrier-free communication and exchanges among hearing-impaired groups.

Research team: Changping Laboratory Liu Hesheng's team

Technical name: Individual brain functional segmentation technology (pBFS)

Technical content: This technology is based on functional magnetic resonance imaging, finely dissects individual brain functional partitions, accurately analyzes brain circuits, and provides support for precise treatment of patients with brain function diseases.

Research team: Qiannao Technology

Technical name: Intelligent bionic hand

Technical content: The world's first mass-produced single-finger intuitive control smart bionic hand based on non-invasive brain-computer interface technology. It can be directly worn and used by disabled people without the need for craniotomy, and can control the fine movements of each finger.

Research team: Wang Qining’s team from Peking University

Technical name: Origami software powered knee joint Prosthetic limb

Technical content: The world's first soft knee joint prosthesis uses an origami structure design that imitates the anti-bending mechanism of horsetail. It is small in size and weight, has strong cushioning and bionic properties, allowing disabled people to walk more comfortably and effortlessly.

Research team: Li Tao's team at the Mental Health Center of Zhejiang University

Technical name: Multimodal intelligent diagnosis model for schizophrenia

Technical content: This technology uses multimodal artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of schizophrenia, with high accuracy and strong universality, and provides support for early detection and early intervention of people with mental disorders.

Research team: Tianjin University Mingdong team

Technical name: Brain-computer interface codec special chip "Brain Whisperer" pan>

Technical content: It can identify extremely weak neural information in scalp EEG, efficiently decode user operation instructions, greatly improve the communication efficiency between the brain and the machine, and has broad application prospects in the rehabilitation of physical disabilities, hearing and speech disabilities, and autism.

Research Team: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Peak Team

Technical Name: Guide Hexapod Robot

Technical Content: Combining multi-sensor fusion, autonomous navigation and intelligent voice interaction technology, it has complex terrain adaptation, environmental perception and dynamic obstacle avoidance capabilities, providing precise assistance for the safe travel of visually impaired people.

Research team: Tsinghua University Hongbo team

Technical name: Wireless minimally invasive implantable brain-computer interface

Technical content: This technology is a wireless and minimally invasive brain-computer interface technology. It has completed three long-term implant clinical trials and can help patients with high paraplegia restore hand movement.

Research team: Beihang University/Capital Medical University Li Xiaoguang team

Technical name: "Brain Glue" treatment Treatment of stroke

Technical content: This technology uses the self-developed bioactive material "brain glue" to successfully achieve the generation of new neurons and neural network reconstruction and blood vessel regeneration in the stroke cavity in animal experiments, and can be used for the rehabilitation of stroke patients.

Research team: Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain Induction and Kinda Jiuzhou (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Technical name: Retinal Pigment Gene therapy technology for degeneration and blindness

Technical content: Through intravitreal injection of adeno-associated virus carrying a gene encoding a new light-sensitive protein, the light-sensitive protein is expressed in optic ganglion cells, which can help blind people improve their photosensitivity and restore some visual functions.

Research team: Fudan University Jia Fumin team

Technical name: Minimally invasive brain-spinal interface technology

Technical content: Build a "neural bridge" between the brain and spinal cord, collect and decode brain electrical signals, perform spatiotemporal electrical stimulation of specific nerve roots, complete 4 clinical proof-of-concept surgeries, and restore walking function to patients with spinal cord injury.

Research team: Zeng Yi’s team from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Technical name: Multi-modal visual reconstruction technology

Technical content: Fusion of functional magnetic resonance imaging and large language models enables accurate reconstruction of visual content based on brain signals and multi-modal interaction, significantly improving the ability to reconstruct visual stimulation through brain signals.

Research team: Pazhou Laboratory Li Yuanqing's team

Technical name: Non-invasive multi-modal brain-computer interface technology

Technical content: Through smart headbands, it collects and decodes multi-modal signals such as EEG, EOG and head movement to accurately identify user intentions, which can help physically disabled people achieve complex environmental control.

Research team: Huawei

Technical name: Xiaoyi Sound Repair

Technical content: Relying on large speech recognition models and large speech synthesis models to build an end-to-end sound repair system. Realize pre-repair voice input and post-repair voice output to help people with speech impairments communicate without barriers.

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