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Self-taught Engineer Builds Brain-Controlled Prosthesis
BiomedicalMagazineThe Big PictureMay 2023

Self-taught Engineer Builds Brain-Controlled Prosthesis

Homebrew biomedical machinery in this month’s Big Picture

1 min read
A photo of two people holding signs outside. One is in a wheelchair.
BiomedicalMagazineOpinionOctober 2022

“Nothing About Us Without Us”

Assistive technologies are often designed without involving the people these technologies are supposed to help. That needs to change.

3 min read
A photograph of a young woman with brown eyes and neck length hair dyed rose gold sits at a white table. In one hand she holds a carbon fiber robotic arm and hand. Her other arm ends near her elbow. Her short sleeve shirt has a pattern on it of illustrated hands.
RoboticsMagazineFeatureOctober 2022

The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

The prosthetics industry is too focused on high-tech limbs that are complicated, costly, and often impractical

12 min read
A study participant controls his prosthetic hand with a new peripheral nerve interface.
BiomedicalNews

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Hands Grasp New Feats

Users can move individual fingers simply by thinking about it

3 min read

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