A bionic pancreas—a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device—that was first developed in a Boston University lab has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ...

Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment—the sense that ...

Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do ...

What happens when the world sees you as "warm", but not competent? In this episode, Prof. Dr. Bertolt Meyer reveals the psychology behind disability stereotypes, how a €110,000 bionic arm changed the ...

CHAMPAIGN, IL — More than one and a half million people in the U.S. live with limb loss. The vast majority undergo amputation below the elbow. For one scientist, the quest to bring a lightning-fast ...

Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment -- the sense that ...

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BEFORE HUGH Herr became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he was a promising rock climber. But after being trapped in a blizzard during a climb at age 17, he lost both ...

Most of us do not think twice about picking up a cup of coffee, sending a quick text or carrying groceries in from the car. For people who use prosthetic hands, though, these everyday tasks can be a ...