The most advanced new surgical procedure, AMI, addresses proprioception. This refers to the ability to sense position and movement. In an intact human arm or leg, muscles work in pairs. When a bicep ...

This innovative prosthetic hand utilizes soft robotics and AI, achieving stable object handling with an 80% grasping rate, ...

The muscles in the 7-year-old’s biceps flexed hard against the Velcro straps of her prosthetic hand, closing her new fingers.

Most modern bionic arms are powered by rechargeable batteries and are designed to remain lightweight so they can be worn comfortably throughout the day. As the technology evolves, developers continue ...

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine Hanger’s 2025 acquisition of Point Designs, tracing its University of ...

Robots have become remarkably good at seeing and moving, but their sense of touch still lags far behind that of humans. A new ...

A robotic arm that moves too quickly can feel creepy. One that moves too slowly feels awkward and unhelpful. In a VR study, researchers found that AI-powered prosthetic arms were best accepted when ...

The way we understand the movement of our own bodies plays an important role when learning physical skills, from sports to dancing. But a new study finds this phenomenon works very differently for ...

Blue Arbor Technologies reported the first-in-human implant of its RESTORE External Sensing Unit and began Series A financing.

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics (BIROB) publishes original, high-quality, peer-reviewed theoretical and applied research achievements and review articles in the fields of robotics, biomimetics, ...

When AI powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In this study, we used virtual reality to simulate a ...

A BIZARRE “robot phone” that unleashes a moving camera on a robotic arm has been revealed. The very accurately named Honor Robot Phone is described as a “new species of ...