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Caption:With the new technique, seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid obstacles, and climb stairs more naturally.

Prosthesis driven by nervous system makes walking quicker easier for amputees

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb.

An artistic interpretation of how robotic jellyfish were released into the sea.

Tiny prosthetic enables jellyfish to swim faster and more efficiently

The ultimate goal is to use these animals to explore and record information about the oceans.

Researchers reported the discovery of a multifunctional ultra-thin wearable electronic device that is imperceptible to the wearer. It also can be used as a robotic skin. Image Credit: University of Houston

An unnoticeable, soft ultra-thin electronics for wearable HMI devices

Wearable human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are important devices that function as direct communication pathways between humans and machines. By sensing the physical and electrophysiological parameters...

Prosthetic arm can move and feel

“LUKE Arm” can sense touch, move with your thoughts

For helping amputees regain the sense of touch, a lot of efforts has been made so far. Despite the increasingly advanced developments in the...

Wireless Cyborg Eyes for the Blind

Wireless Cyborg Eyes for the Blind

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are inherited, degenerative eye disease that causes a breakdown and loss of cells in the retina....

Smart Underwear Proven to Prevent Back Stress with just a Tap

Smart Underwear Proven to Prevent Back Stress with just a Tap

There are many commercial products available in the market that promise to ease the back pain. But most of them hold three problems: unproven, unworkable...

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