Advances in Prosthetics Create Realistic Motion and Touch The latest advancements in prosthetic limb technology include smart artificial skin and improved neural connections From LUKE arm to UofU invention and DeTOP research on direct wiring to nerves Engineers at NUS and MIT are also developing smart gloves and super-fast electronic skins The science-fiction images of bionic limbs controlled by the brain and providing authentic sensory feedback
Precise Prosthetics for Elite Athletes - ASME The tests return information about precise settings for the prosthetic, including the length of the prosthesis, the position of the ball of the foot, and the point at which the sole is attached to the bike pedal, Blab says Jean Thilmany is an independent writer
Prosthesis to Replace Crutches - ASME A chance glance at a poster of a runner with a prosthetic leg sparked a product development idea that resulted in a new business for a mechanical engineering grad student
The Civil War and the Birth of the US Prosthetics Industry - ASME An estimated 70,000 soldiers lost limbs during the U S Civil War With the government's pledge to give them all prosthetics, a new American industry was born This governmental commitment to supporting veterans continues today through programs of the VA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to ensure ongoing progress in prosthetics design
Auto-adapting prosthetic maintains daily comfort. - ASME Much of the credit goes to the prosthesis user participants who spent countless hours testing our technology and providing feedback They are the stars of this effort ” Through sensors and wireless technology, engineers are making the daily lives of limb amputees better through auto-adapting prosthetics
A Prosthetic Arm Bangs the Drums - ASME Jason Barnes with the robotic drumming prosthesis Image: Georgia Tech Jason Barnes had dreamed of being a professional drummer since he was a teenager But when he lost part of his right arm in a workplace accident at the age of 22, that goal was put in jeopardy Barnes didn’t give up
Developing a Durable Prosthetic Knee Joint - ASME The initiative grew from a senior biomedical engineering project that challenged students to design and build a durable, low-cost knee joint that would be part of an above-the-knee prosthesis Another objective was making it simple enough that it could be fabricated locally in developing countries