Tag: Prostheses
Smart Artificial Hand Combines User and Robotic Control for Assistive Solution
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a smart robotic hand to help amputees in daily tasks. The artificial...
This AI-Powered Smart Glove Can Identify Objects by Touch
Scientists at MIT have developed a smart glove that can recognize objects by touching alone.
In the dark, humans have the ability to identify an...
Swedish Woman Receives First Dexterous and Sentient Prosthetic Hand
A female Swedish patient became the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering surgery, led by...
Attilan’s New Age of Rehabilitation Provides Virtual Prosthetic Arm Training
Upper body amputees that receive powered prosthetic arms and hands require a lot of practice to get used to their new prostheses. These devices...
Scientists Use Virtual Reality and Neural Stimulation to Help Amputees Use Their Prostheses
For amputees, who use prostheses, one of the biggest challenges is getting over the feeling that their prosthetic is not part of their body....
Ultra-Sensitive Electronic Skin Can Feel Touch and Temperature Changes
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has obtained a patent for a smart skin, created by a UTA researcher, that will give robots...