Dear Readers It is a real pleasure for me to present this special issue of I&M Magazine on "Instrumentation and Measurement for Human Care." This issue provides advances in science and breakthrough knowledge in the field of Assistive Technology (AT). AT is a term with a very broad meaning that groups all of those devices, objects, hardware and software solutions that are intended for people who are elderly or living with disabilities.

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社论：辅助技术的突破

尊敬的读者，我很荣幸能够呈献I＆M杂志《人类护理的仪器与测量》这一期特刊。本期杂志提供了辅助技术（AT）领域的科学进展和突破性知识。AT是一个具有很宽泛含义的术语，它会将所有旨在供老年人或残疾人使用的设备，对象，硬件和软件解决方案分组。