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Prosthetics
Prosthetic technology from prosthetic limbs to internal technology such as Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD).
Breakthrough ‘Robot Skin’ Responds to Tactile Stimuli
UBC and Honda researchers developed a smart, stretchable highly sensitive soft sensor
skin with potential robotics…
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Brain
Sorry, Shakespeare, I just had to use this headline as Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI)…
Personalize 3D-Printable Models
Novice makers are increasingly fabricating their own 3D printed objects via free, open-source, user-generated 3D…
Unprecedented Fusion of Power and Finesse Seen in Robotic Grippers
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a robotic gripping device. In addition to possible…
New 3D-Printing Builds with Two Metals
Washington State University researchers created a way to 3D-print two types of steel in the same circular layer…
MIT Engineers Create a Soft, Printable, Metal-free Electrode
There are a wide range of electronic implants, from traditional pacemakers and cochlear implants to more futuristic…
Intelligent Materials for Robotics and Prostheses
Dresden-based researchers are developing a new class of materials whereby actuators and sensors are integrated…
See the Detection of Stressed Polymer Films, Gels Before they Snap
The stretchiness of films and gels enables wearables, soft robotics, and biocompatible tissue. These materials,…
Jelly and Salt—Part of the Recipe for Self-Healing Robots?
A low-cost, biodegradable, 3-D printed, self-healing jelly may be changing the face of soft robotics.
The…
MIT bionics center to meld humans and machines
An interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang hopes to mitigate disability through…