When the sensors and AI were helping, the participants could "very reliably" grasp a cup and pretend to take a sip, Trout ...

NC State’s team is pushing prosthetic technology forward, combining mechanical assistance with artificial intelligence to ...

People who have lost their hands due to accidents use robotic hands, but natural movements are difficult. This is because ...

Scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington, for example, have built a soft exoskeleton that fastens onto the arm and, ...

Abstract: The development of soft pneumatic actuators has expanded their applications due to flexibility and adaptability in wearable systems. Among these, flat inflatable artificial muscles (FIAMs) ...

Abstract: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) is a surgical approach that can produce a neural-machine interface to provide additional electromyography (EMG) signals in intuitive control of ...

Fake trees have been around for longer than you might think—but how do they compare to real trees when it comes to sustainability and your health? In some countries, artificial Christmas trees are ...

An operation to surgically implant a bionic hand prosthesis on a 45-year-old patient has been successfully completed at the ...

Bionic arms are beginning to tap into nerve signals that linger long after a limb is gone, turning the ghost of movement into ...

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what your hand can actually do.

As amazing as the human body is, it’s unfortunately not as amazing as e.g. axolotl bodies are, in the sense that they can ...