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·January 17, 2023·5 min read

Simple Neural Networks Outperform More Complex Systems for Controlling Robotic Prosthetics

Feed-forward neural networks improve speed and provide more accurate control of brain-controlled prosthetic hands and fingers.

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·March 20, 2022·3 min read

A New Type of Hand Prosthesis Learns From the User, and the User Learns From the Prosthesis

Researchers have developed a new, fully automated prosthetic arm that learns during normal use and adapts to varying conditions.

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·February 7, 2022·5 min read

Hybrid Machine-Learning Approach Gives a Hand to Prosthetic-Limb Gesture Accuracy

Researchers have developed a novel hybrid machine learning approach to muscle gesture recognition in prosthetic arms.

This shows researchers working on the arm

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·September 1, 2021·4 min read

Bionic Arm That Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations Developed

A newly developed bionic arm combines motor control with touch and hand movement sensations, allowing those with upper-arm amputations to behave and react as though they haven't lost their limb.

This shows the limb and how the magnets work

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·August 22, 2021·6 min read

Magnets Could Offer Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Using magnetic beads implanted into muscle tissue within the amputated residuum of animals, researchers have created a more precise way to control prosthetic limbs.

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·May 23, 2021·5 min read

Thoughts Bring Prostheses to Life

Using virtual reality technology, researchers found the faulty alignment of prosthetics resulted in a measurable loss in performance for users.

This shows the researcher with the thumb prosthetic on her hand

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·May 19, 2021·6 min read

Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Use Can Alter Brain Representation of the Hand

A newly developed robotic thumb imprints how the hand is represented in the brain. Using the robotic thumb, researchers reported improvements in conducting dexterity tasks, such as building with blocks. Additionally, those who trained to use the additional thumb began to feel as though the digit was a part of their body.

This shows a diagram of a hand and a man with a bionic arm

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·December 23, 2020·5 min read

Even After Long-Term Exposure, Bionic Touch Does Not Remap the Brain

After a year of using a bionic arm, patients report subjective sensations did not shift to match the location of the touch sensor on their prosthetic device.

This shows the patient controlling the limbs with the bci

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·December 12, 2020·2 min read

Brain Implants Enable Man to Simultaneously Control Two Prosthetic Limbs with ‘Thoughts’

A newly developed simultaneous brain-machine interface allowed a quadriplegic man to control two prosthetic arms with the power of his mind.

This shows the researcher with a patient

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·July 21, 2020·4 min read

Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limb

Spinal cord stimulation restores the sense of feeling of limbs lost to amputation.

This shows a person with the neuroprosthetic arm

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·April 30, 2020·7 min read

Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life

A prosthetic arm that is attached to the bone and controlled by electrodes implanted in nerves and muscles can operate more precisely than conventional prosthetic limbs. Researchers improved the neuroprosthetic hand by integrating tactile sensory feedback, so the patient can "feel" items.

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·October 18, 2019·4 min read

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.

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Simple Neural Networks Outperform More Complex Systems for Controlling Robotic Prosthetics

A New Type of Hand Prosthesis Learns From the User, and the User Learns From the Prosthesis

Hybrid Machine-Learning Approach Gives a Hand to Prosthetic-Limb Gesture Accuracy

Bionic Arm That Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations Developed

Magnets Could Offer Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Thoughts Bring Prostheses to Life

Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Use Can Alter Brain Representation of the Hand

Even After Long-Term Exposure, Bionic Touch Does Not Remap the Brain

Brain Implants Enable Man to Simultaneously Control Two Prosthetic Limbs with ‘Thoughts’

Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limb

Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life

In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts

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