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New Gel-Based Robotic Skin Feels Touch, Heat, and Damage Like Human Flesh
Scientists have created a groundbreaking gelatin-based robotic skin capable of sensing touch, heat, and physical damage like cuts or burns. Developed by a team including Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel from University College London, the skin uses a single conductive layer embedded with electrodes to detect and classify stimuli. It was tested through p...
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India Hosts "Jaipur Foot" Camp in Kabul, Gives Prosthetic Limbs To Afghan Amputees
India has been providing significant humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, demonstrating its commitment to supporting the country.
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Bionic Limbs Controlled by Brain Signals: A Leap Forward for Amputees
Recent advances in bionic limb technology have transformed prosthetics for amputees, enabling control through brain signals. A clinical trial demonstrated the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI), which reconstructs muscle pairs to enhance control and perception. This approach allows for more natural movement and feedback, significantly imp...
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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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14-Year-Old US Boy Loses Limbs In Bid To Survive A Rare Bacterial Infection
Despite his amputations, the boy's parents hope he will be able to leave the hospital with new prosthetic limbs and continue his active lifestyle.
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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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Innovative Sensors Designed For Robotic Systems Could Transform Prosthetics, Research Suggests
Researchers have developed a new pressure sensing technology for robotics systems that could one day help transform prosthetics and robotic limbs. The new project to create innovative sensors for use in robotic systems, with accurate pressure sensors capable of delivering more tactile ability to allow robots to function to their full capacity.
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No Removal Of Differently-Abled's Prosthetics At Airports: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that differently-abled persons are not asked to remove prosthetic limbs/calipers to maintain human dignity while ensuring the requirement of security checks.
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To Actress Sudhaa Chandran, An Apology From CISF For Stopping Her At Airport Over Prosthetic
The actress wrote in her post that she seeks "prompt action" from the concerned authorities
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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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Scientists Inspired by Star Wars Develop Artificial Skin Capable of Recreating Sense of Touch
Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain
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Scientists Inspired By "Star Wars" Create Artificial Skin Able To Feel
Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.
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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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Support, Prosthetic Limbs For Disabled War Veterans, Says Army Chief
The Army is taking efforts to compile data on war veterans who suffered disability so as to provide them support, including prosthetic limbs in needed cases, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday.
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New Gel-Based Robotic Skin Feels Touch, Heat, and Damage Like Human Flesh
Scientists have created a groundbreaking gelatin-based robotic skin capable of sensing touch, heat, and physical damage like cuts or burns. Developed by a team including Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel from University College London, the skin uses a single conductive layer embedded with electrodes to detect and classify stimuli. It was tested through p...
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India Hosts "Jaipur Foot" Camp in Kabul, Gives Prosthetic Limbs To Afghan Amputees
India has been providing significant humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, demonstrating its commitment to supporting the country.
-
Bionic Limbs Controlled by Brain Signals: A Leap Forward for Amputees
Recent advances in bionic limb technology have transformed prosthetics for amputees, enabling control through brain signals. A clinical trial demonstrated the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI), which reconstructs muscle pairs to enhance control and perception. This approach allows for more natural movement and feedback, significantly imp...
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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.
-
14-Year-Old US Boy Loses Limbs In Bid To Survive A Rare Bacterial Infection
Despite his amputations, the boy's parents hope he will be able to leave the hospital with new prosthetic limbs and continue his active lifestyle.
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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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Innovative Sensors Designed For Robotic Systems Could Transform Prosthetics, Research Suggests
Researchers have developed a new pressure sensing technology for robotics systems that could one day help transform prosthetics and robotic limbs. The new project to create innovative sensors for use in robotic systems, with accurate pressure sensors capable of delivering more tactile ability to allow robots to function to their full capacity.
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No Removal Of Differently-Abled's Prosthetics At Airports: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that differently-abled persons are not asked to remove prosthetic limbs/calipers to maintain human dignity while ensuring the requirement of security checks.
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To Actress Sudhaa Chandran, An Apology From CISF For Stopping Her At Airport Over Prosthetic
The actress wrote in her post that she seeks "prompt action" from the concerned authorities
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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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Scientists Inspired by Star Wars Develop Artificial Skin Capable of Recreating Sense of Touch
Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain
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Scientists Inspired By "Star Wars" Create Artificial Skin Able To Feel
Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.
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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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Support, Prosthetic Limbs For Disabled War Veterans, Says Army Chief
The Army is taking efforts to compile data on war veterans who suffered disability so as to provide them support, including prosthetic limbs in needed cases, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday.
