Freaky Robotic Skin Brings Inanimate Objects to Life
Typically, robots are built to perform a single task. To make them more adaptable, researchers from Yale University…
‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User of Prosthetic Hand to Feel Pain
Current prosthetic limbs aren’t yet capable of transmitting complex sensations like texture or pain to the user, but a…
Truly Cyborg Fingers Combine Robotics With Living Cells
By growing muscles on an artificial skeleton, researchers from Japan have constructed an agile and surprisingly durable…
This Squishy Artificial Heart is Amazing
Researchers in Europe have created a soft artificial heart that mimics the real thing. It’s still not ready for prime…
This 3,000-Year-Old Prosthetic Wooden Toe is More Incredible Than We Thought
An ongoing reexamination of an ancient Egyptian wooden toe is shedding new light on how the remarkable wooden…
This Robotic Exosuit Could Turn You Into a Super Athlete
Researchers from Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS have developed a soft robotic exosuit that significantly boosts a…
Air-Powered Robotic Sleeve Wraps Around Your Heart to Keep It Pumping
Researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed an innovative robotic sleeve that…
Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Woman to Spell Out Messages With Her Mind
Researchers in the Netherlands have successfully tested a brain implant that allows a patient with late-stage Lou…
Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel Objects With a Prosthetic Limb
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a system that’s enabling a man with quadriplegia…
Monkeys Text at 12 Words a Minute Using Only Their Thoughts
Using a brain implant, Stanford researchers have developed a mind-machine interface that allows monkeys to text at the…
Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man to Play Guitar Hero With His Hands
Six years ago while vacationing with friends, Ian Burkhart suffered an accident that left him paralyzed from the…
The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable pacemaker that doesn’t require wired leads, which…
This Monkey is Controlling a Wheelchair With its Mind
Researchers have developed a wireless brain interface that allows monkeys to control the movements of a robotic…
Brain Implant Will Let Amputees Move Individual Fingers on Prosthetics With Thoughts Alone
For the first time ever, researchers have successfully demonstrated a system that enables a person to move the…
Derby, the Adorable Cybernetic Dog, Just Got Upgraded 3D-Printed Legs
Last year we told you about Derby, a dog born with underdeveloped legs and paws. Tech firm 3D Systems designed a pair…
We're One Step Closer To Creating Artificial Skin With a Sense of Touch
Cutting-edge prosthesis are amazing, but they lack one very important feature: a sense of touch. Now a research team…
Tiny 'Nanoneedles' Could Help Your Damaged Organs Repair Themselves
In a trial involving mice, an international team of researchers used microscopic "nanoneedles" to coax the body into…
How We'll Finally Put An End To Organ Donation Shortages
The waiting list for organ transplants is growing at an alarming rate while the number of potential organ donors has…
The First Person To Ever Receive Two Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arms
Meet Les Baugh, a double amputee from Colorado who lost both his arms in an electrical accident nearly 40 years ago.…
A Quadriplegic Woman Used Her Mind To Move This Robotic Limb In '10D'
For the first time ever, a quadriplegic woman has used her thoughts to move a robotic hand across 10 degrees of…