Implants enable man to control prosthetics with ‘thoughts’
Researchers have implanted electrodes in brain of a person who is mostly paralyzed to enable him to have some “mind control” of motorized prosthetic arms.
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Robotic hand merges amputee and robotic Control
Scientists have successfully tested neuroprosthetic technology that combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control, opening avenues in the new interdisciplinary field of shared control for neuroprosthetic technologies.
Bionic prosthesis improves amputees’ health
Thanks to bionic prosthesis that features sensors that connect to residual nerves in the thigh, two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time.
E-glove makes prosthetics more humanlike
An electronic glove, or e-glove, can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception.
Circuit implants release painkillers inside the body
Researchers have developed biodegradable microresonators that could soon be used in implants to control the release of painkillers within tissue.
An ultra-thin wearable device
Researchers reported the discovery of a multifunctional ultra-thin wearable electronic device that is imperceptible to the wearer.
Wireless sensors are impacting prosthetics
Researchers have teamed up to develop wireless sensors to improve the performance of prosthetics for individuals with upper limb amputations.
Prosthetic arm can move with your thoughts
Reseachers are developing a prosthetic arm that can move with the person's thoughts and feel the sensation of touch via an array of electrodes implanted in the muscles of the patient.
Prosthetics: sensors implanted for wireless control of muscle signal
Researchers have successfully implanted sensors in three male patients following nerve transfers, to transmit biosignals for wireless control of robotic arms.
Exceptional sensitive e-skin for prosthetics
Researchers have developed an e-skin that may soon have a sense of touch equivalent to, or better than, the human skin with the Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin (ACES).
3D printed prosthesis can guess how people play ‘rock, paper, scissors’
A new 3D printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks.
3D printing flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Engineers have designed pliable, 3D printed mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to emulate and support softer tissues such as muscles and tendons.
Open-source bionic leg: platform aims to advance prosthetics
The Open-Source Bionic Leg will enable investigators to efficiently solve challenges associated with controlling bionic legs across a range of activities in the lab and out in the community.
Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp
Wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a variety of objects, researchers have compiled a massive dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone.
Electronic sensors improve 3D printed prosthetics
Researchers have made inroads in integrating electronic sensors with personalized 3D printed prosthetics — a development that could one day lead to more affordable electric-powered prosthetics.
Bionic hand restores the sense of where the hand is
Researchers have developed a next-generation bionic hand that allows amputees to regain their proprioception.
First sentient hand prosthesis implanted
A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis.
AI expedites ‘tuning’ of robotic prosthetics
Researchers have developed an intelligent system for "tuning" powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk comfortably with the prosthetic device in minutes.
After amputation: Bionic reconstruction of muscles
Bionic reconstruction: Researchers showed that after amputation of a hand, muscles can be repurposed using nerve transfers.
Nerve-on-a-chip improves neuroprosthetics
Scientists have developed a miniaturized electronic platform for the stimulation and recording of peripheral nerve fibers-on-a-chip.
Building brain-controlled prosthetic limbs
Neuroscience researchers University of Chicago receive $3.4 million NIH grant to develop brain-controlled prosthetic limbs.
These 3D printed devices remember how they were used
Enginners have developed 3D printed assistive technology that can track and store their use — without using batteries or electronics.
Spray coated tactile sensor for robots and prosthetics
Robots will be able to conduct a wide variety of tasks as well as humans if they can be given tactile sensing capabilities.
IoMT: AT&T and Hanger create smart prosthetics
AT&T Foundry has been partnering with Hanger Inc., orthotic and prosthetic patient services and solutions, to integrate sensors into their products.
Thought-controlled neuroprosthetics: the MoreGrasp project
Getting a better grip on things: The MoreGrasp Horizon2020 research project is coming to an end with significant results in the field of thought-controlled grasp neuroprosthetics. A large-scale feasibility study is underway.
“E-skin” could equip prosthetics with feeling
Researchers have created a smart skin that will give robots ultra-sensitive skin with more tactile feeling than humans.
Solar power could be future of wearable sensors
A new form of solar-powered supercapacitor could help make future wearable technologies lighter and more energy-efficient.
Electronic sensors show prosthetics users rely on intact limb
Researchers from the University of Salford have used electronic sensors to show that people with artificial arms and hands are doing damage to their intact limbs.
Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people
Researchers are developing a simple retinal prosthesis that could restore sight to blind people. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale.