Publication/Creation Date

May 19 2017

Creators/Contributors

Karissa Manske (creator)
Maaike Op De Beeck (contributor)
Rizwan Bashirullah (contributor)

Description

Prosthetics have come a long way from the wood and iron models of centuries past. With technological advances, prosthetics can now give the wearer a new sense of control with responses to muscle movements and nerve signals. Researchers are now working on prosthetics that can perform fine motor skills.

Augments

Feeling, Living, Moving

Technology Keywords

USB, 3D Printing, Electrodes, Biocompatible Chip, Anthropomorphic Hands, Prosthetics

Keywords

Disabilities, Medical, Amputees, Transhumanism

Marketing Keywords

Graphene, Prensilia, IH2 Azzurra, Robohand, Imec, University Of Florida, Implantable Multimodal Peripheral Recording And Stimulation System (IMPRESS)

Source

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/implantable-silicon-chips-introduce-a-new-age-of-haptic-feedback-in-prosthe/