Prostheses News Archive
AI and 3D printer creates natural prosthetic eyes in less time
New Scientist - 27-Feb-2024
Novel method for natural-looking eyes, offering comfort and wider access
Read more...Atom limbs' AI-powered bionic arm that feel and respond like your own
BBC - 23-Feb-2024
Early trials promise natural movement, control and sense of touch; however, cost concerns remain
Read more...Missing a hand doesn't mean missing touch, thanks to the bionic sensation tech
Interesting Engineering - 09-Feb-2024
The tech could change lives by letting amputees interact with the world effortlessly
Read more...Bionic breast project restores touch and sensibility for mastectomy survivors
The University of Chicago - 07-Nov-2023
Restoring touch and confidence with a revolutionary medical breakthrough
Read more...Bionic hand breakthrough could give amputees back their sense of touch
Independent - 11-Oct-2023
Prosthetic hand connects to the nervous system, offering a new lease on life
Read more...Patient in the UK receives world's first 3D-printed prosthetic eye
Interesting Engineering - 25-Nov-2021
Fits perfectly in the eye socket and looks realistic than alternatives
Read more...Sense of touch improved performance of a robotic arm
Medgadget - 21-May-2021
Brain implants enabled sensory and motor feedback to robotic arm, resembling human abilities
Read more...Trained robotic prosthetics benefit more than just walking
IEEE Spectrum - 23-Apr-2021
Brain-controlled robot ankle achieved better stability & coordination with physical therapy
Read more...Bionic touch fails to shift location of subjective sensation to sensor position
DT Next - 28-Dec-2020
Neural electrodes didn't offer precise sensation; posing challenges for prosthetics
Read more...The first man to control his prosthetic arms with mind
Interesting Engineering - 14-Dec-2020
AI allowed a man with quadriplegia control both his robotic arms at the same time
Read more...Electronic skin that can react to pain, temperature & pressure
Nano Magazine - 02-Sep-2020
Step forward towards better prosthetics, intelligent robotics and skin grafts
Read more...Prosthetics with sensors are superior to conventional prosthetics
New Scientist - 02-Oct-2019
More likely to climb stairs faster and walk over obstacles safely
Read more...Robotic hand can help amputees feel again
Guardian - 24-Jul-2019
Fully functional prosthetics are closer to becoming a reality
Read more...Third arm controlled with thoughts
ZDNet - 26-Jul-2018
A robotic arm controlled by brain signals translated with an special wearable device
Read more...What would you do with an extra thumb?
The Verge - 06-Jul-2018
A Bluetooth robotic third thumb may be useful as a body extension
Read more...Realistic Skin Made for Bionic Limbs
Business Insider - 16-Jun-2018
Touch Bionics is working on silicon prosthetic skin called “living skin”
Read more...Lighter, cheaper robotic hand grabs more like the real deal
CNET - 10-May-2018
Cost and weight are critical factors for the wider adoption of bionic hands.
Read more...Open Bionics releases affordable 3D printed bionic arm
Internet Of Business - 24-Apr-2018
Open Bionics releasing £5,000 multi-grip bionic arm.
Read more...Adding sense of presence to bionic limbs
Engadget - 14-Mar-2018
Researchers have developed neural two-way interface that at reinnervation sites.
Read more...Woman receives bionic hand with sense of touch
BBC - 03-Jan-2018
First bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside a laboratory.
Read more...The Future of Prosthetic Technology is Here
The BOSS Magazine - 01-Jan-2018
Prosthetics can be traced back to about 3,000 years ago in Egypt.
Read more...Ultrasound prosthesis provides individual finger control
Digital Trends - 12-Dec-2017
Georgia Institute of Technology has developed new prosthesis driven by ultrasound.
Read more...Bioengineered robotic hand will sense touch
Phys.org - 14-Nov-2017
Sophisticated prostheses can mimic almost every hand motion.
Read more...When your body becomes eligible for an upgrade
BBC - 15-Jul-2017
What will happen when humans decide to become robots?
Read more...Heat-sensitive artificial skin mimics viper organ
The Engineer - 30-Jan-2017
Artificial skin can sense temperature changes.
Read more...A robotic hand with a human’s delicate sense of touch
Kurzweil Network - 16-Dec-2016
Uses soft, stretchable optoelectronic sensors in the fingers to detect shape and texture.
Read more...3D printed titanium sternum and rib cage (video)
CSIRO - 10-Sep-2015
Cancer patient needed sternum and part of rib cage replaced.
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