Phantom Limb Pain: When a Body Part Removed After Amputation Feels Painful

Medicine & Technology May 20, 2024

The pain in a missing body part post-amputation is real. Read to learn more.

Prosthetic Limb Allows Amputee to Detect Temperature Changes Thanks to Newly Added Device

Feb 11, 2024

By implanting a tiny device on a prosthetic hand, researchers were able to enable an amputee to pick up temperature changes. Read to learn more.

Smart Soft Sensor Enhances Human-Machine Interactions, Revolutionizes Robotics and Prosthetics

Nov 01, 2023

Experts developed a revolutionary ‘robot skin’ made of smart, stretchable, and highly sensitive soft sensors. Learn more about it in this article.

Advanced Graphene Pressure Sensors Set to Revolutionize Prosthetic, Robotic Limbs

Aug 01, 2022

3D graphene foam advanced pressure sensors developed by experts could revolutionize robotic systems and prosthetic. Click here to learn more about the unique properties of graphene foam and the need for pressure sensors.

Bionic Clothing for Mobility Challenged Individual Provides Full Leg Assistance

Jul 20, 2022

Cionic and fuseproject collaborate to build wearable clothing that can enhance, analyze, and predict human movement. Continue reading to know more about the advanced mobility technology and how it can help mobility-challenged individual

New Inflatable Robotic Prosthetics Gives Real-Time Tactile Control to Amputees at an Affordable Price

Aug 18, 2021

Scientists from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University designed new prosthetics that can be inflated, which gives amputees the real-time tactile sensation as well as the existing neuroprosthetics at a much affordable price.

Fabricated Electronic Skin Perceive Pain Like Humans, Paving Way for Prosthetics and Robotics

Sep 02, 2020

A team from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has created the prototype for an electronic artificial skin that can replicate how human skin perceives pain.

4-year-old Receives Her 'Spirit Leg' and a Matching Doll Ahead of Her Birthday

Jun 11, 2020

The prosthetic blade leg is a monumental leap for the 4-year-old girl who lost her leg while undergoing treatment for her heart condition.

Fits Like an E-Glove

Sep 11, 2019

What looks like an ordinary surgical glove might be revamped e-glove that can aid prosthetic hand users.

Mitt Wearables, to Launch Customizable, Affordable Prosthetics in the Market Next Spring

Sep 07, 2019

The company received the CE Mark for their customizable soft prosthetic and will launch their product in the spring of next year.

Siberian Cat is Fitted with Prosthetic Paws After Frostbite

Jul 02, 2019

An adorable cat who lost all four of his paws to frostbite has been fitted with a new set of titanium feet. Abandoned tom Ryzhik was out in -40C temperatures in Siberia, causing gangrene which led to him having his paws removed. Normally, injuries like this would result in the cat being put to sleep.

New "Artificial Skin" On Prosthetics

Oct 19, 2015

A genuine breakthrough for the prosthetics industry.

Scientists Combine Brainwave Technology With Robotics to Create Bionic Limbs

Mar 31, 2015

Shared Control for Better Prosthetics, Brain-Computer Interfaces

Video: Texas Kindergartner Receives 3D Printed Hand

Oct 18, 2014

A young boy in Texas recently received a prosthetic hand made by a 3D printer. Keith Harris is five years old and from League City, Texas and was recently the beneficiary of work done by a volunteer group specializing in prosthetics for children with special medical needs.