Researchers from the University of Hanover have designed a new electrode device that fits on to human legs and allows the control of human movements from an app. The invention is aimed at helping people to navigate in unfamiliar surroundings.
Researchers from the University of Hanover have designed a new electrode device that fits on to human legs and allows the control of human movements from an app. The invention is aimed at helping people to navigate in unfamiliar surroundings.
STAT announces the most innovative idea of 2016 – A prosthetic arm that can ‘feel’
Born to Engineer favourite STAT has just announced the winner of its "most innovative idea" poll that pitted 32 innovative...
New prosthetic device attaches directly to bone and can be controlled by user’s nerves
Dr Max Ortiz Catalan, a biomedical engineer, has developed a new prosthetic advice which affixes to the user’s humerus through...
Amputee able to feel textures again thanks to bionic fingertip
A team at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a bionic finger which has been surgically...
New procedure represents a first for prosthetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0srXvOQlu0 The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a Modular Prosthetic Limb which can give an amputee...
Algorithm helps prosthetic leg automatically adapt to user
Researchers in the US have developed software that enables powered prosthetic legs to automatically adapt to individual users. Typically, such...
Scientists test new electrode implants that enable movement for quadriplegics
Researchers from California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC) and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center...
Government outlines support for UK robotics industry
The Government has outlined its support for the UK robotics industry by confirming it will establish a Robotics and Autonomous...