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Star Trek-Like Visor Can Give Sight to the Blind
Whether it be mobile phones and wireless communication, computer tablets, or augmented reality headsets, Star Trek has always had a knack for predicting the future. Now, the reliably prophetic sci-fi show seems to have pre-empted yet another technological advance, one which could give sight to the blind. In Star Trek:…
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New Prosthetic Arms Inspired by Deus Ex
When it comes to video games there are quite a few that feature cybernetics, the idea of robotics designed to act as a replacement for a hand or an arm has featured in many games, but most will remember it as the kind used by Adam Jensen, the main character…
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Meet Iko, the LEGO-Compatible Prosthetic Arm
This is Iko, the prosthetic arm that puts the ‘fun’ in functional. The artificial limb for kids has been designed to be compatible with the favourite toy of children and adults alike, LEGO, making it endlessly customisable. Prosthetics have come a long way in the past few years, especially since…
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Prosthetics Get a Huge Leap Forward with Brain-Powered Technology
A lot of research has been made in terms of prosthetic and the technology to use them as naturally as possible. So far, we’ve seen some pretty amazing ways advanced prosthetics make use of hydraulics and computerized algorithms to simulate limbs and use them more naturally. However, they also cam…
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7yr Old Girl Gets 3D Printed Robohand – Only Cost $50 to Produce!
3D printing has revolutionized the world of prosthetics, making prototyping and modifications of prosthetics a much quicker process, while also drastically reducing the cost of creating the required components. After losing her left hand at just 9 months old, now seven years old Faith Lennox just received her new custom-made…
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Mind-Reading Cap Helps Patients Control Their Prosthetic Limbs with Their Thoughts
While the ability of controlling prosthetics with your mind has been around for some time now, it required controlled electronics to be implanted directly in the patient in order to get them to work properly. The University of Houston however found a way to use a non-intrusive approach to solve…
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Disabled Duck Gets A New 3D Printed Limb, Faith In Humanity Restored!
The power of 3D printing has been proven once again valuable. This time, helping a poor disabled duck. Dudley, a duck rescued by the K911 animal rescue service from Sicamous, Canada, has lost his leg when just a baby from the attack of a vicious chicken kept in the same…
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