Posts Tagged ‘prosthetic limbs’
Researchers Design Steady Handed Robot for Brain Surgery
Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human hand to perform delicate brain surgeries, the EU said Monday. The European Commission touted the EU-funded ROBOCAST project as a breakthrough in robotic [Read More]
Researchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic Arms
Engineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities are embarking on a four-year project to design a prosthetic arm that amputees can control directly with their brains and that will allow [Read More]
Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in Speech
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech. [Read More]
Scientists Develop New Technology for Stroke Rehabilitation
Devices which could be used to rehabilitate the arms and hands of people who have experienced a stroke have been developed by researchers at the University of Southampton. In a paper to be presented this week (6 April) at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) [Read More]
Blood Simple Circuitry for Cyborgs
Simplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces? Circuitry that links human tissues and nerve cells directly to an electronic device, such as a robotic limb or artificial eye might one [Read More]
Feeling Robotic Arms Improves Brain Machine Interfaces
Proprioception feedback of a robotic arm helped improve the performance of monkeys using brain machine interfaces to control a computer cursor. When the monkeys were fit with exoskeletons that provided arm movements synchronized with the cursor movement, control of the [Read More]
Bioengineering First: Implant to Treat Vertigo from Meniere’s Disease, Balance Disorders
The first implant to treat vertigo experienced during attacks related to Meniere’s Disease and similar balance disorders will be implanted into a patient today. The bioengineered implanted device will be used during the attacks, which can cause hearing loss, balance [Read More]
Artificial Bee Eyes Show World from Bee’s Point of View
Researchers have developed a camera system that mimics the bee eye. The artificial bee eyes allow the researchers to take images that are believed to be similar to the bee's viewpoint. [Read More]
Brain Receives Sensory Info From Prosthetic Hand
A prosthetic hand system has been created that allows the user's brain to pick up sensory information from the prosthetic hand. [Read More]
Thought Control of Prosthetic Limbs Funded by DARPA
Thought control of prosthetic limbs via brain-controlled interfaces will be tested and developed with funding from DARPA. Human subjects will test neural interface systems used to control prosthetic limbs. [Read More]
