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Science 'unclear' over Pistorius claims
The International Paralympic Committee on Monday defended its policy on artificial running blades for amputee athletes, insisting it was the best possible system.
Sep 3, 2012
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News tagged with artificial limb
Neuroscience
Database of natural movements to feed machine-learning algorithms for prostheses
Most amputees use purely aesthetic prostheses. They find it difficult to accept a robotic limb that is not only by and large complicated to use but also has somewhat unnatural motion. Most of the models on the market today ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Medical research
New techniques show prosthetics users harming healthy limb
Researchers from the University of Salford have used new techniques to show that people with artificial arms and hands are doing damage to their intact limbs.
Jul 25, 2018
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Neuroscience
Mind-controlled hand offers hope for the paralysed
Pentagon-backed scientists on Monday announced they had created a robot hand that was the most advanced brain-controlled prosthetic limb ever made.
Dec 17, 2012
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Research advances rehabilitation for those living with artificial limbs
There are more than 2 million people living with an amputation in the United States, with about 400 being added daily. For many of them, prostheses or artificial limbs are a part of their lives, and they need to relearn how ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Medical research
How AI is revolutionizing medical science
Walk into Patrick Pilarski's lab and you immediately notice the robot arms and hands that lay casually on tabletops. You hear the soft whir of small motors as the fingers on these models curl, wave or extend. The motions ...
Apr 17, 2018
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Medical research
Bionic leg is controlled by brain power
The act of walking may not seem like a feat of agility, balance, strength and brainpower. But lose a leg, as Zac Vawter did after a motorcycle accident in 2009, and you will appreciate the myriad calculations that go into ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
Experts call for ethics rules to protect privacy, free will, as brain implants advance
The convergence of artificial intelligence and brain-computer interfaces may soon restore sight to the blind, allow the paralyzed to move robotic limbs and cure any number of brain and nervous system disorders.
Nov 13, 2017
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Biomedical technology
Why becoming a bionic superhuman would be more trouble than it's worth—for now
Did you ever dream of one day having X-ray vision or running as fast as a cheetah? Maybe you've imagined the benefits of lifting a car with just one hand, or being able to hear the sound of an ant's footsteps.
Dec 16, 2021
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Health
Medicare's bill for artificial feet is questioned
(AP) -- It doesn't compute: Medicare's bill for artificial feet has jumped by more than half, although foot and leg amputations due to diabetes continue to decline dramatically.
Feb 15, 2012
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