EPFL scientists have successfully tested new neuroprosthetic technology that combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control, opening avenues in the new interdisciplinary field of sha... Read more
Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature’s book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication o... Read more
Nigel Ackland could be mistaken for a cyborg. He has a high-tech robotic hand that looks like it started life as a Formula 1 car and its movements are alarmingly lifelike. It’s called the “b... Read more
“SmartHand,” resembles a real hand in function, sensitivity and appearance Scientists have successfully wired a state-of-the-art artificial hand to existing nerve endings in the stump of a s... Read more