Demonstration of the robotic prosthetic ankle. Electromyographic sensors (on calf at left) capture electrical activity generated by muscles when they are flexed. This…
NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protez Foundation, the non-profit helping Ukrainian children, soldiers and civilians who have lost their limbs during the war to get free quality prosthetics in the US, today…
It's not quite common to see travelers smuggle contraband of various kinds using quirky methods. However, one “pregnant” lady seems to have taken it to another level, when it comes to smuggling Intel CPU processors and iPhones.…
Using a simple set of magnets, MIT researchers have come up with a sophisticated way to monitor muscle movements, which they hope will make it easier for people with amputations to control their prosthetic limbs.
In a new pair of papers,…
Sandy, Utah, USA, Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Custom Market Insights has published a new research report titled “Orthopedic Prosthetic Devices Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis Report By Type (Lower Extremity Prosthetics, Upper…
Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often suffer from neuropathy, a loss of sensation in the lower extremities, and are therefore unable to detect damage resulting from an ill-fitting…
Machines can beat the world's best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity is partly because artificial grippers lack the fine tactile sense of the human fingertip, which is used…
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D., (seated) senior author, pictured with the dexterous artificial hand used for the study. Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University…
Russian mobile developer Pixonic put a staff member into one of its games as downloadable content in an effort to pay for a prosthetic arm.
In 2019 Andrey Kvasov was working at Pixonic in an IT support role (thanks, VGC), and in November…