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Soft Artificial Skin Integrates Sensors and Actuators
It’s only recently neuroscientists have focused on how very important our sense of touch is. While children born…
Four-Limb Robotic System for Tetraplegics Uses Wireless Brain-Computer System to…
A whole-body exoskeleton, operated by recording and decoding brain signals, has helped a tetraplegic patient to…
Morphing Electronic Platform Could Be the Future of Soft Robotics
Temporary and permanent medical implants for diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic purposes now include…
E-skin Can Detect Touch 1,000 Times Faster Than Humans
Without a sense of touch, humans risk injury from heat, cold, and abrasions. While robots are inherently sturdier…
Robotic Device Helps Neuroscientists Study How Mice Learn
While researchers still don’t agree on the number of different kinds of learners there are, the pace and time of…
In the Future, Four Out of Five Dentists Might Recommend Robots
Most people dread dental cleanings; the dentist or oral hygienist uses mechanical tools to – sometimes painfully –…
The Birth of Caregiving Androids?
Human-like robots with soft bodies that can care for older adults in hospitals and nursing homes may sound like the…
5 Ways AI and Robotics are Changing the Face of Healthcare
Many of us already rely on our FitBits, smartwatches, and similar devices to track our activity levels and certain…
Augmented Reality Robot Could Help People with Profound Motor Deficits
In his later years, Dr. Stephen Hawking’s electronically generated voice was enhanced through artificial…
Watch: Bioengineering Student Builds His Own Prosthetic Arm Out of LEGO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWckNLgshc
Nineteen-year-old bioengineering student, David Aguilar, has built…