In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts
A bilateral implant and brain-machine interface technology allowed a patient with a high spinal cord injury to control prosthetic arms with the power of thought.... Read More...
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Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users
Researchers have developed a sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls which can sense pressure, temperature, and hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data via a wristwatch. ... Read More...
Brain-controlled prosthetic hand to become reality
Researchers are developing a sophisticated prosthetic hand that can be directly controlled by the thoughts of the user.... Read More...
3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play Rock, Paper, Scissors
A 3D printed hand which uses a computer interface to learn can replicate hand movements. ... Read More...
Could prosthetic limbs one day be controlled by human thought?
Having identified a new, simpler way to study neural activity, researchers believe they are on track to creating a compact, low power and potentially wireless brain sensor that could make thought-controlled prosthetic limbs ubiquitous.... Read More...
First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants
Using EEG and brain computer interface technology, researchers have created a robotic arm that can be controlled without brain implants.... Read More...
Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
Findings allow for the development of an autonomously updating brain-machine interface, which is able to improve on its own by learning about its subject without additional programming. The system could help develop new robotic prosthetics, which can perform more naturally.... Read More...
Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability
Polydactyly, a condition where one is born with an extra finger, has significant benefits when it comes to motor skill and control. fMRI neuroimaging reveals those with extra fingers are able to move the digits independently of other fingers. The findings could help with the development of new prosthetics that extend motor abilities.... Read More...
A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk
AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons can be tripped and recover before the next foot step, though not programmed to do so.... Read More...
New Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand Is
A new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.... Read More...
How the Brain Responds to Texture
A new study reports neurons in the somatosensory cortex respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high dimensional representation of texture in the brain. The findings could help develop neuroprosthetics capable of identifying textures in greater detail.... Read More...
Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations
A new MRI study reveals the brain retains neural 'fingerprints' of a missing hand, decades after amputation and regardless of whether the person experiences phantom limb sensations. ... Read More...