Q&A: Constructing an autonomous module to observe astronauts’ well being
Phyxable, a digital care platform that connects sufferers with physiotherapists and gives customers instruments to be proactive with their well being, was chosen by the Canadian Area Company as considered one of 5 corporations to contribute to its 2023 Well being Past Initiative, which helps sustainable and revolutionary options that tackle well being challenges confronted by astronauts.
Dr. Jim Feng, CEO of Phyxable, sat down with MobiHealthNews to debate the Linked Care Medical Module the physiotherapy firm and its companions are engaged on with the Company to research astronauts’ well being throughout area flight.
MobiHealthNews: How is Phyxable working with the Canadian Area Company?
Dr. Jim Feng: CSA and NASA, and everyone who’s presently on this new area flight journey to Mars, we’re on the lookout for higher methods in creating human well being. And when you take a look at area well being, particularly deep area well being, the place there’s lengthy flights that might be six months or extra in length, and in a microgravity scenario, the way you care for these sufferers and care for ourselves actually is far completely different than what we do on Earth.
We do not have the assets, primary. That is the important thing part there. After which you’ll be able to solely have, most likely, generalists who know somewhat about numerous issues, however not rather a lot about little issues.
So one part of the CSA, and that is public info, is that the RFP [request for proposal] that they put out was particularly for 2 parts. One is the {hardware} aspect. So how do you really construct little clinics and hospitals and that may be autonomous in nature, in addition to self-sustained? So we constructed this actually cool medical pod, and we’ll be capable to showcase it within the upcoming months.
It’s going to be on the Canadian Area Company for NATO and NASA for individuals to return by and think about, so it is actually thrilling instances. So we’ve this pod that is totally autonomous. There’s like 30 photo voltaic panels, a rain catch system, UV sterilization, such as you title it, we obtained it. We even have robotics in there.
The {hardware} is constructed by three companions. So it is Phyxable, Micron Digital and WizCraft Design. So we’ve all of the talent units to construct the parts, the {hardware} parts of it. And yeah, the pod is definitely known as Superior Medical Pods.
After which a key part of that is that it needs to be interoperable. You could have to have the ability to plug and play completely different units in there to have the ability to get completely different options. As a result of we will not construct all of it, on the finish of the day, we would like to have the ability to combine. In order that’s key. So there’s going to be numerous gamers which might be going to be engaged on the Phyxable platform.
After which, on the opposite aspect, is the software program. We created a very cool AI-based instrument that we’ll launch to the world, and I feel it solves a giant drawback for interoperability. It is known as Morpheus. There’s extra to return. That is Phyxable and Micron Digital collectively. We’re engaged on the mission collectively, led by Rohit Seth.
MHN: How is the module going to attach suppliers right here on Earth to astronauts in area successfully, particularly since there could be a lag in communication time relying on their location?
Feng: There’s undoubtedly a delay. So I feel the distinction of what we’re constructing, together with a mesh community, really, that Micron Digital has, that we’re incorporating into the system, permits for various methods of connectivity.
It is totally autonomous in its personal proper. It may possibly work by itself, but when it’s essential department out, it has a option to synchronize with the cloud on Earth, in addition to again. And with reference to telemedicine, the dialog adjustments in the way you cope with instances. The workflow adjustments. When you have a change in workflow, it’s a must to change how the data is relayed from, , texts/voice, photos, closed captioning and issues in between.
And what we’re projecting is we’ll have a demo up and prepared by our showcase within the second week of July. In order that’ll be once we’ll really totally be out to the world.
A variety of stuff needs to be autonomous on the ships, on the area station, on the gateway, on the lunar bases, and hopefully, ultimately on the Mars bases. After which that is the place actually good AI can are available in to make some steered implementation duties and learn how to do it for the generalists which might be there as properly.
So these are issues that we’re constructing for the system as properly. So we’re actually excited for that, as a result of I feel in the end it actually expedites how we work right here on Earth.
