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Joanna M. Hawley's Eames-inspired tasteful prosthetics

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:13:48 +0000

Prosthetic devices are often tasteless, dehumanizing and designed in a very unaesthetic manner. Eames, the postmodern artist inspired designer Joanna M. Hawley to design a tasteful, contemporary prosthesis. The leg has incorporated a number...

Aiko developers create functional and power efficient hand

Jaiyant Cavale — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:46:36 +0000

The developers of a female robot Aiko have also created a hand with five functional fingers, 15 movable joints, and feedback sensitivity. The hand doesn’t consume much power and though has been designed for Aiko, can be used on amputees...

Rapid developments in bionics, what's up next ?

Jaiyant Cavale — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:02:21 +0000

Technological developments in the field of software, communication and medicine have prompted and encouraged growth in the field of bionics. Prosthetic devices can now be controlled by thoughts and so can the wheelchairs and limbs. From...

Thought-controlled artificial limbs soon to become a reality

Mahua — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:24:35 +0000

It is true that nothing can really replace a part of your body once you lose it. But, gone are the days when a man had to suffer because of his lost leg or hand, and he was subject to sympathy. Now the doctors and scientists have come up with...

A Dolphin To Recieve A Prosthetic Tail?

Naveen — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:06:40 +0000

If a human being can receive a bionic body part, the animals also should not be deprived of the valued technology. Prosthesis will reach the new heights if Steve McCulloch, director of dolphin and whale research at the Harbor Branch...