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5 Major Advances in Robotic Prosthetics
Check out these photos about 5 Major Advances in Robotic ProstheticsSam McCormick's insight:A brief retrospective of recent prosthetic advancements is provided. These include Bluetooth communication...
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Robotic Exoskeleton Gets Safety Green Light
A metal-and-plastic exoskeleton has become the first nursing-care robot certified under the draft standard.Sam McCormick's insight:This article identifies a significant breakthrough in the societal...
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Touchy Feeling Bionic Hand Closer to Reality
Scientists have greatly improved the sensory feedback an amputee receives from a bionic limb.Sam McCormick's insight:This robotic hand makes a direct link to nerves in the amputee. The article...
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Darpa: Fuse Nerves With Robot Limbs, Make Prosthetics Feel Real
Controlling robotic limbs with your brain is just step one. The Pentagon eventually wants artificial arms and legs to feel and perform just the same asSam McCormick's insight:This article is...
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3D-Printed Skull Implant Ready for Operation : DNews
The FDA has approved a process for printing skull bone replacements, which could benefit hundreds of patients per month.Sam McCormick's insight:This article discusses textured orthopaedic implants...
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Temporary Tattoos Could Make Electronic Telepathy, Telekinesis Possible
...wireless flexible electronics one can apply on the forehead just like temporary tattoos to read brain activity.Sam McCormick's insight:This flexible printed circuit offers a very small footprint...
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Artificial Muscle Stronger Than the Real Thing
Artificial Muscle Stronger Than the Real ThingSam McCormick's insight:Researchers are working on the design of artificial muscle fibres which could be used to replace motor actuators in delicate...
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Paralyzed Patient Thinks 'Walk,' and Then Walks
A European consortium is testing a mind-controlled assist for people with spinal cord injuries. ->Sam McCormick's insight:There are a large number of active exoskeleton projects. Many respond to...
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Cyborg Update: Living Tissue Grown on Nanowires
The dream of merging living tissue with electronics is one step closer to reality.Sam McCormick's insight:This technology facilitates a form of conductive nano-scaffolding for the purpose of growing...
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Energy From Cyborg Bugs
Hybrid robot-bugs that carry electronics could power devices with their own wing beats.Sam McCormick's insight:This article illustrates the potential for autonomous power. Energy harnessed from...
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3-D Printed Body Parts, Finally! : DNews
A new 3D printing process offers hope to kids who need an artificial ear.Sam McCormick's insight:Similar processes could be used to encase hard implanted components with a soft outer covering to...
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MIT Researchers to 3D Print a Pavilion by Imitating Silkworms
MIT researchers headed by Mediated Matter Group founder Neri Oxman to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms.Sam McCormick's insight:This article relates to possible techniques for large scale 3D...
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3-D Printed Octopus Suckers Help Robots Stick
"Legions of animal-inspired robots are being created to improve military missions and disaster response efforts—from crawling cockroach-like RHex bots to leaping Sand Flea robots and the speeding...
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First mind-controlled, bone-mounted robotic arms to be implanted in 2013
A postdoctoral student has developed a technique for implanting thought-controlled robotic arms and their electrodes directly to the bones and nerves of amputees, a move which he is calling "the...
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New Medical Technology Draws on Nature for Inspiration
To solve such problems as medical tape that rips tender skin, scientists look to nature for answers.Sam McCormick's insight:This article provides a number of examples of biomimetics informing medical...
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Robot hand ties shoelaces and deals cards | EarthSky.org
In this video, Nigel Ackland demonstrates how his new robotic hand allows him to do ordinary things with extraordinary technology.Sam McCormick's insight:This video illustrates the importance of...
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Meet Pneupard, Osaka University's Air-Powered Cheetah Robot - IEEE Spectrum
This quadruped is powered by airSam McCormick's insight:This project researches pneumatic actuators in pursuit of more fluid movement and faster response for robotic limbs.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Transcutaneous implants: Reactions of the skin-implant interface
Sam McCormick's insight:This peer reviewed article identifies issues associated with transcutaneous implants such as bone anchored prosthetics. This has implications for electrodes that must cross the...
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AbioCor » Abiomed
Sam McCormick's insight:This article includes a description of transcutaneous energy transmission (see link "How It Works") . This is a process for charging a battery inside the body with an external...
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Bacterial Nanowires Could Revolutionize Electronics
Sam McCormick's insight:This article covers research on electrically conductive bacteria, and outlines its prospective uses. These include biological batteries, superconductors and electrical...
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A New Transcutaneous Bidirectional Communication for Monitoring Implanted...
Sam McCormick's insight:To quote the article directly: "...able to transmit data ... between everywhere on the surface of the body and everywhere inside the body under full-duplex communication at a...
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Transcutaneous Energy Transmission for Mechanical Circulatory Support...
Sam McCormick's insight:This peer reviewed medical article details Transcutaneous Energy Transmission as referenced in the AbioCor article.See it on Scoop.it, via Nanotechnology, biomimetics and...
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