{
  "id": 6786689,
  "title": "Smart pen detects pressure and movement to identify children's writing difficulties sooner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/smart-pen-detects-pressure-and-movement-to-identify-childrens-writing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-11T18:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-smart-pen-pressure-movement-children.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A study by Politecnico di Milano and the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) has been published in PLOS Digital Health. The study involved more than 700 children from primary and lower secondary school. The participants used the THInkPen (Tele-Health Ink Pen) while completing two BVSCO-3 tasks from the Battery for the Clinical Assessment of Writing and Orthographic Skills. This is the most…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}