A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time.

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

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A smoother experience for robotic prosthetic leg users is the aim of a University of Michigan project that has received renewed support from the National Institutes of Health. The R01 grant of $3 ...

A newly developed Robotic Prosthetic Leg by North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina improves amputees' movement to the point that it returns the subject to instinctively ...

A University of Texas at Dallas professor applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer's environment and help amputees walk. In research available ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to create a prosthetic that enables real-time, ...

A new development in affordable, open-source mobile networks that enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help ...

Restoration Dental now offers advanced dental implant surgeries using the YOMI robot in Oklahoma City, OK. This technology enhances precision and efficiency, providing patients with a superior ...