Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control

Boston MA (SPX) Aug 17, 2021

For the more than 5 million people in the world who have undergone an upper-limb amputation, prosthetics have come a long way. Beyond traditional mannequin-like appendages, there is a growing number of commercial neuroprosthetics - highly articulated bionic limbs, engineered to sense a user's residual muscle signals and robotically mimic their intended motions. But this high-tech dexterity