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A closed-loop system combining AI, robotics, and BCI technology allows a quadriplegic man to control movements to cut food and feed himself.
A new study discusses the key challenges of the fusion between neuroscience and robotics.
Biomimetic robot dogs may be just as effective as therapy dogs for some people.
Study provides a new framework for investigating and formalizing the cognitive processes behind how humans use tools.
Perceived animacy decreases significantly as a function of exposure time for android faces.
Spinal cord stimulation restores the sense of feeling of limbs lost to amputation.
One hour long session with a cuddly seal-like social robot increased happiness, boosted oxytocin levels, and reduced pain in adults.
A new soft robotics exosuit brings immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance for those recovering from stroke.
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.
Researchers combined intact neurons from a rat's spinal cord with a tissue-engineered 3D muscle system, creating a biohybrid robot, or biobot. After culturing the system for seven days, the motor neurons from the spinal cord produced electrical activity, causing contractions in the artificial muscles and mimicking the behavior of the peripheral nervous system. The findings could have positive implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders that affect motor control.
Using robotics, researchers uncover mechanisms in the cerebellum and spinal cord that determine how the nervous system responds to induced changes in step length. The findings could have implications for physical rehabilitation programs for people with movement disorders.
Robots could help perform the "dull, dirty, and dangerous" pandemic response jobs, limiting human exposure to COVID-19.
