Prosthesis articles

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  Amputee in rural China builds bionic arms from steel and pulleys

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 29, 2013 05:50 am + 43 comments

  When a devastating accident with a homemade fishing bomb destroyed both of Sun Jifa’s hands, the Continue reading…

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  Monkey mentally controls robot 7,000 miles away

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 22, 2013 01:06 am + 26 comments

  Monkeys are controlling bipedal, walking robots thousands of miles away using only their minds. Continue reading…

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  Man with first mind-controlled bionic leg climbs Chicago's 103-story Willis Tower

  By Jeff Blagdon on November 5, 2012 01:19 am + 43 comments

  31 year-old Zac Vawter made history on Sunday when he became the first person to scale the 103 Continue reading…

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  Gyroscopic ear implant could help solve balance problems, gets first test in humans

  By Adi Robertson on September 26, 2012 12:57 pm + 6 comments

  Besides allowing us to hear, ears also house the vestibular system, a series of canals that help Continue reading…

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  Mind-controlled robotic arm lets paralyzed test subjects drink from a thermos

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2012 09:51 pm + 9 comments

  One of the most appealing promises of robotics is that mechanical prostheses could one day give Continue reading…

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  Neural interfacing research could hold key to better prosthetics

  By Adi Robertson on February 27, 2012 11:32 am + 5 comments

  A new technique for connecting prosthetic devices could one day give amputees better control over Continue reading…