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Amputee Monkeys Use Thoughts to Control Robotic Arm
A remarkable new study demonstrates how a trio of monkeys – all amputees – controlled a robotic arm using only their minds. University of Chicago researchers implanted the rhesus monkeys with electrodes close to their brains, which connected to the mechanical appendage. The monkeys – who all lost limbs between four…
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New Prosthetic Restores Sense Of Feeling
Medical technology appears in the news every few weeks, for all kinds of reasons, from being able to control them with a cap placed over your head to giving a man who was unable to walk the ability to do so again. The reasons for this constant stream of news is…
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Robert Downey Jr. Gives Disabled Boy Prosthetic Iron Man Arm
Robert Downey Jr. helped a disabled boy to become a real-life Iron Man when he presented the child with a 3D printed prosthetic arm modelled after that of the Marvel superhero. Iron Man actor Downey Jr. was working with non-profit organisation Limbless Solutions to give young Alex Pring – who…
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Disabled Dog Gets New 3D-Printed Legs
A disabled dog has been given a new lease of life, thanks to a 3D printer. Derby the dog was born with crippled front legs and abandoned at a shelter. Luckily, Derby found a loving home, and his new owner just happened to be director of a 3D printing company.…
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Boy Receives 3D Printed Card Playing Prosthetic from e-NABLE
The team at e-NABLE have been working hard to help many people, mostly children, who require prosthetic devices. They’ve been custom making a multitude of prosthetics on a volunteer basis to allow people to do many things we take for granted. e-NABLE have created several models of 3D printed hands…
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New Prosthetic Hand Can Give Artificial Sense Of Touch
Not a year goes by without an incredible development in the field of prosthetics and as human technological ability grows, we are more able to meet the needs of others. Yet for all the developments that have aided people in mobility, there has been a distinct lack of sensation, as…
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