Machine learning significantly advances neural prostheses by optimizing image downsampling, closely replicating natural retinal responses, and opening new avenues for sensory encoding in prosthetics. Credit:…
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A team from Duke University has created a speech prosthetic that translates brain signals into speech, aiding individuals with neurological disorders. While still slower than…
University of Pittsburgh scientists have developed a spinal cord stimulation technique that restores sensation in amputated limbs and reduces phantom limb pain, offering new hope…
Researchers have demonstrated that rats, through a novel brain-machine interface and virtual reality system, can activate hippocampal activity patterns to imagine and navigate to locations,…
A woman who lost her arm in a farming accident and experienced phantom limb pain, received a groundbreaking bionic prosthesis that integrates with her skeleton…
In a study carried out in rats, researchers from the University of Cambridge used a biohybrid device to improve the connection between the brain and…
Optrodes have the potential to make future prosthetics as functional as the limb they replace. A multidisciplinary UNSW team has discovered a method to transform…
New robotic sensors could help enhance prosthetics. A pioneering project to develop advanced pressure sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic…
Researchers have created a device that can read and decipher brain signals, allowing amputees to control the arm using only their thoughts. A University of…
Rendering of the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) wireless implantable stimulator model alongside a penny for scale. Credit: Illinois Institute of Technology While there is currently…
Professor Richard Fu has developed a new technology solution that will provide low-power systems for use in bionic eyes, working with academics from the Harbin…
Cyber attackers could target 3D printed objects in health care, aerospace, and other fields. Cybersecurity researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the Georgia Institute of…
An MIT-developed inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs a…
A close up of the microwire array. With a silicon chip attached to the top and the wires at the bottom gently inserted into the…
An electronic glove, developed by Purdue University researchers, offers ‘human-like’ features for prosthetic hand users. Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam Sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls…