Brain-machine interface helped a man with paralysis feed himself using robotic arms
A new technique lets people control bionic arms with little mental effort.
Prosthetics
Netflix’s ‘Sexy Beasts’ puts hot people in furry prosthetics for blind dates
I sure hope Panda Girl and Bull Guy get together!
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Hitting the Books: This $80 prosthetic has helped millions walk again
The low-tech Jaipur Foot only takes a day to make.
Scientists create a cyborg eye that mimics the real thing
It could even be powered by sunlight.
Intel's ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars
They can crunch AI tasks 1,000 times faster than CPUs.
Synthetic fiber 'muscles' could lead to brawny robots and prosthetics
They can carry many times their own weight.
AI-tuned robotic knee helps amputees walk within minutes
You wouldn't need to spend hours adjusting prosthetics.
Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track their own use
They could be used to monitor devices like smart pill bottles or prosthetics.
AT&T's LTE-M device can help doctors perfect prosthetic limbs
The device gives medical professionals a look into a patient's daily experiences.
Rugged e-skin can heal its cuts and scrapes
It helps you feel temperature and pressure, but it can also take damage.
A US Paralympian designed Team USA's snowboard prosthetics
How Mike Schultz went from pro snowmobiler to Paralympic athlete.
Jellyfish-inspired e-skin glows when it's in 'pain'
It can sense a wider range of pressure than other artificial skins.
Haptic feedback gives prosthetics 'muscle sense'
Users will be able to feel the position of their mechanical hands without looking
ICYMI: A prosthetic hand with two senses
The better to grab objects with, my dear
'Intuitive' prosthetic hand sees what it's touching
It reacts in milliseconds with one of four programmed grasps.
The first Cybathlon pushed the limits of bionic technology
Superhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Episode 5
Powered prosthetics turn mundane tasks into monumental feats
Superhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Episode 3
ICYMI: Area man gets robo-legs and scientists invent brain dust
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Dust-sized wireless sensors could control prosthetics someday
The current iteration's about the size of a grain of rice, but they could be much smaller in the future.
