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Immaculate: Prosthetic limb based on neurological prosthesis

Bharat — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:09:57 +0000

Designing isn’t all about making different things ordinarily, but is about making different things extraordinarily, which comes with thinking new each time. Masters student at AHO Hans Alexander Huseklepp, has a novel design, dubbed the...

Novel tech fits prosthetic arm directly into the bone

Harshpaul — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:38:28 +0000

Prosthetic limbs have a come a long way, and this one is truly a breakthrough. Doctors have managed to add a prosthetic limb directly to the bone of a London bombing victim. Inspired by the way “skin interacts with deer antlers,”...

Betty-Blue to get a Prosthetic Leg

Anupam — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:09:28 +0000

Betty-Blue is a two year old South-African cheetah, which had lost 2.5-inches of her rear paw, when she was caught in a trap laid down by farmers to protect their livestock. The cheetah was taken to a vet and the doctors were so shocked at...

'Slip-Sensing' robotic hand can grasp delicate objects without crushing or dropping them!

Irani — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:10:59 +0000

This robotic hand can grasp delicate objects without crushing or dropping them! This artificial hand is designed with fingertip sensors in the UK. This latest incarnation of a previous prototype not just has improved sense of touch, but also does...