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Swedish Woman With Bionic Hand Regains 80% Function And Sense Of Touch
With the advanced bionic hand she now possesses, Karin can successfully perform approximately 80 percent of her typical daily activities.
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UK Hospital Makes Ultra-Realistic Prosthetics For People Who Have Suffered Trauma, Disease
To help people in need, a hospital in the UK has developed incredibly lifelike prosthetics for people who have lost bodily parts, providing comfort to many patients.
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Actress-Dancer Sudhaa Chandran Tags PM Modi In Post On Being Stopped At Airport For Prosthetic Limb
"But every time that I go on my professional visits, each time, am stopped at the airport," said the actress in her post
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Maharashtra Tiger Who Lost Paw In Poacher's Trap To Get Prosthetic Limb Today
A tiger whose front left paw was amputated after it got entangled in a steel trap set by poachers in 2012 will on Saturday get a prosthetic limb, with one of the doctors treating the big cat claiming the procedure is a first in the world.
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Viral Video Shows Boy Dancing In Delight After Getting Prosthetic Leg
A video that is going viral online has touched the hearts of thousands across the world. It shows a boy from Afghanistan dancing in joy after receiving a prosthetic leg.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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With Surgeon's Help, Maharashtra Tiger With Amputated Paw To Get Prosthetic Limb
A renowned orthopaedic surgeon and a group of veterinary doctors have come together to implant a prosthetic limb on a tiger whose paw was amputated in 2012.
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Tortoise Attacked by Mongoose Gets Prosthetic Wheels in Chennai Zoo
A star tortoise was recently fitted with a prosthetic wheel so it could move around in its enclosure at the Araingar Anna Zoological park in Chennai.
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Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs Possibly Within Reach, Scientists Say
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech implant that can pick up and transmit signals from the brain.
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Lego Arm for Disabled Kids Wins Digital Innovation Prize
The IKO Creative Prosthetic System, created by Colombian designer Carlos Torres, is compatible with Lego parts and can be customised with different shapes, colours and accessories.
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1,500-Year-Old Skeleton With Prosthetic Foot Found In Austria
About 1,500 years ago, there lived a man in Europe without a left foot. Instead, he wore a wooden prosthetic limb.
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Artificial Skin to Give People With Prosthetics Sense of Touch
Researchers have developed a new artificial skin that can 'feel' similar to the way a fingertip senses pressure, and may help people perceive sensation in their prosthetic limbs.
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Chennai Marathon Sponsors Prosthetics For 23 Amputees
Nearly five thousand people participated in Chennai's Dream Runners Marathon, raising about Rs 4 lakhs to sponsor prosthetic limbs for 23 underprivileged amputees.
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Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs Allow Precise, Smooth Movement
Microelectrodes, implanted in the part of the brain that controls a person's intention to perform a movement, enabled a patient to fluidly guide a robotic arm.
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Mind-controlled hand offers hope for the paralysed
Pentagon-backed scientists on Monday announced they had created a robot hand that was the most advanced brain-controlled prosthetic limb ever made.
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Swedish Woman With Bionic Hand Regains 80% Function And Sense Of Touch
With the advanced bionic hand she now possesses, Karin can successfully perform approximately 80 percent of her typical daily activities.
-
UK Hospital Makes Ultra-Realistic Prosthetics For People Who Have Suffered Trauma, Disease
To help people in need, a hospital in the UK has developed incredibly lifelike prosthetics for people who have lost bodily parts, providing comfort to many patients.
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Actress-Dancer Sudhaa Chandran Tags PM Modi In Post On Being Stopped At Airport For Prosthetic Limb
"But every time that I go on my professional visits, each time, am stopped at the airport," said the actress in her post
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Maharashtra Tiger Who Lost Paw In Poacher's Trap To Get Prosthetic Limb Today
A tiger whose front left paw was amputated after it got entangled in a steel trap set by poachers in 2012 will on Saturday get a prosthetic limb, with one of the doctors treating the big cat claiming the procedure is a first in the world.
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Viral Video Shows Boy Dancing In Delight After Getting Prosthetic Leg
A video that is going viral online has touched the hearts of thousands across the world. It shows a boy from Afghanistan dancing in joy after receiving a prosthetic leg.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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With Surgeon's Help, Maharashtra Tiger With Amputated Paw To Get Prosthetic Limb
A renowned orthopaedic surgeon and a group of veterinary doctors have come together to implant a prosthetic limb on a tiger whose paw was amputated in 2012.
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Tortoise Attacked by Mongoose Gets Prosthetic Wheels in Chennai Zoo
A star tortoise was recently fitted with a prosthetic wheel so it could move around in its enclosure at the Araingar Anna Zoological park in Chennai.
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Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs Possibly Within Reach, Scientists Say
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech implant that can pick up and transmit signals from the brain.
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Lego Arm for Disabled Kids Wins Digital Innovation Prize
The IKO Creative Prosthetic System, created by Colombian designer Carlos Torres, is compatible with Lego parts and can be customised with different shapes, colours and accessories.
-
1,500-Year-Old Skeleton With Prosthetic Foot Found In Austria
About 1,500 years ago, there lived a man in Europe without a left foot. Instead, he wore a wooden prosthetic limb.
-
Artificial Skin to Give People With Prosthetics Sense of Touch
Researchers have developed a new artificial skin that can 'feel' similar to the way a fingertip senses pressure, and may help people perceive sensation in their prosthetic limbs.
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Chennai Marathon Sponsors Prosthetics For 23 Amputees
Nearly five thousand people participated in Chennai's Dream Runners Marathon, raising about Rs 4 lakhs to sponsor prosthetic limbs for 23 underprivileged amputees.
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Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs Allow Precise, Smooth Movement
Microelectrodes, implanted in the part of the brain that controls a person's intention to perform a movement, enabled a patient to fluidly guide a robotic arm.
-
Mind-controlled hand offers hope for the paralysed
Pentagon-backed scientists on Monday announced they had created a robot hand that was the most advanced brain-controlled prosthetic limb ever made.
