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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race
TopicBiomedicalTypeRoboticsPodcast

The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

Britt H. Young talks how the real needs of disabled people can be obscured by high-tech prostheses

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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.
RoboticsTopicMagazineTypeFeatureOctober 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
Photograph of the electrified DIY recumbent tricycle.
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How I Helped a Disabled Friend With a Cycle-By-Wire Recumbent Trike

Engineering couldn’t cure a devastating illness, but it could still help someone cope with it

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The author's father, at the Craters of the Moon lava flows in Idaho.
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An Engineer, His Segway, and the ADA: A Tale of the Open Road

Technology and legislation allowed Walter Marsh to work and to explore despite a debilitating heart condition

4 min read

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