Robotic third thumb changes the brain
Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study.
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Smart foam for smart robots
New creation could give machines human-like sense of touch to better judge human intentions and respond to changes in the environment
Artificial muscle technology for robotics
Mechanical engineers have developed a new high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables robots to motion more human-like.
Powered prosthetic ankles restore functions for amputees
Researchers have demonstrated that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide range of abilities, including standing on very challenging surfaces and squatting.
Bionic eye: Computer model fosters improvements
Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
Engineers build smart robotic exoskeletons
Researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using AI technology.
Neurofeedback to help those who wear prostheses
Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body.
Biosensors convert signals to control prosthetics
High-five or thumbs-up? Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that detects which hand gesture you want to make.
Bionic touch does not remap the brain
Neuroscientists have demonstrated that the brain does not remap itself even with long-term bionic limb use, posing challenges for the development of realistic prosthetic limbs.
Quadriplegic controls two prosthetics with thoughts
Researchers have enabled a quadriplegic man to control a pair of prosthetic arms with his mind.
3D printing strong and tough hydrogels
Skin and cartilage are both strong and flexible – properties that are hard to replicate in artificial materials. But a new fabrication process brings lifelike synthetic polymers a step closer.
Low cost, patient-specific 3D printed prosthesis
A novel 3D printed non-metallic self-locking prosthetic arm for a patient with a forequarter amputation is flexible and 20% cheaper than a conventional prosthesis.
Hannes: The biomimetic hand prosthesis
Researchers have replicated the key biological properties of the human hand: natural synergistic and adaptable movement, biomimetic levels of force and speed, high anthropomorphism and grasp robustness.
Bionics open eyes to a frontier in vision restoration
Researchers have developed a revolutionary cortical vision device that could one day help restore vision to the blind.
'Plug and play' brain prosthesis demoed in paralyzed person
Researchers have shown that machine learning techniques helped an individual with paralysis learn to control a computer cursor using their brain activity.
Electronic skin reacts to pain like human skin
Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.
Versatile material could build realistic prosthetics
Researchers have created synthetic materials with morphing abilities that can be 3D printed and self-heal within seconds.
Thoughts could control electronic prostheses
Researchers have been working to advance a technology that could one day help people with paralysis regain use of their limbs, and enable amputees to use their thoughts to control prostheses.
Space station motors powerful robotic prosthetic leg
Researchers have developed robotic prosthetic legs which use motors that were originally designed for use on the robotic arm of the ISS.
Nanotechnology: injectable liquid retina prosthesis
Researchers have developed an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
AI guides exoskeletons to match terrain
Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain.
The concept of creating a 'brain-on-a-chip'
Scientists have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses.
Prosthetics that can feel are close to reality
CU Boulder biomedical engineer Jacob Segil is working to bring back that sense of touch for amputees, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Prosthetics: Artificial pieces of brain communicate with real neurons
Researchers have developed a system for integrating artificial chip-based 'neurons' with real neurons using QR-code-like patterns of light to facilitate communication.
Plug and Play: a ready-to-use bionic arm prosthesis implanted
Scientists have developed the world's first fully integrated bionic arm prosthesis that is ready to use – in keeping with the motto "Plug and Play".
Prostheses could alleviate amputees' phantom limb pain
New prosthetic technologies that stimulate the nerves could pave the way for prostheses that feel like a natural part of the body and reduce the phantom limb pain commonly endured by amputees.
An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic
Researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
Aerospace tech finds new potential in biomedicine
Sensors that have the potential to make aircraft safer could also be used to improve the lives of diabetics and those who rely on prosthetics.
