
3D printed soft robotic hand plays Nintendo
Researchers have 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. - and win!
Researchers have 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. - and win!
For the first time, researchers incorporated stretchable tactile sensors using liquid metal on the fingertips of a prosthetic hand.
Researchers have developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's German-Polish High-Performance Center brings additive manufacturing to medical technology – first demonstrators will already be presented by the end of 2021.
Researchers have developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and also changes color from yellow to a bruise-like purple, providing a visual cue that damage has occurred.
With the aid of a virtual reality model, researchers from the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum have examined, which errors can occur during the communication between the brain and robotic prosthesis.
Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study.
New creation could give machines human-like sense of touch to better judge human intentions and respond to changes in the environment
Mechanical engineers have developed a new high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables robots to motion more human-like.
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.
Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
Researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using AI technology.
Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body.
High-five or thumbs-up? Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that detects which hand gesture you want to make.
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.
Researchers have enabled a quadriplegic man to control a pair of prosthetic arms with his mind.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers have developed a revolutionary cortical vision device that could one day help restore vision to the blind.
Researchers have shown that machine learning techniques helped an individual with paralysis learn to control a computer cursor using their brain activity.
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.
Researchers have created synthetic materials with morphing abilities that can be 3D printed and self-heal within seconds.
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.
Researchers have developed robotic prosthetic legs which use motors that were originally designed for use on the robotic arm of the ISS.
Researchers have developed an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
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.
Scientists have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses.
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.