Project Emma

November 14, 2017

Approximately 10 million people around the world are living with Parkinson's Disease, and Microsoft's Emma Watch can help alleviate one of the disease's most troubling symptoms.

June 14, 2017

The team behind an innovative vibrating wristwatch that helped Emma Lawton—who lives with young-onset Parkinson's disease—to draw again, introduced the device at a prestigious tech conference.

May 11, 2017

Microsoft has created a watch that the company says can help people with Parkinson's disease write more clearly. The Emma Watch sends vibrations to the brain that help control hand tremors.

May 10, 2017

Haiyan Zhang, a Microsoft researcher, to spend months studying Parkinson's disease while building and testing prototypes that could, she hoped, temporarily short-circuit the hand tremors, allowing Lawton to write her own name again.

May 10, 2017

Today at Build 2017, Microsoft unveiled many cool new technologies, one particular announcement touched the hearts of many. Called 'Emma,' it is a wrist wearable that can help people suffering with Parkinson's disease.

May 10, 2017

The watch works through a combination of sensors and AI (artificial intelligence) techniques to potentially detect and monitor symptoms like tremors, stiffness and instability, among others, according to Microsoft.

March 16, 2017

Haiyan Zhang has created a life-changing device for a woman with Parkinson's disease.