Monday, August 5, 2019

Researchers working toward establishing sense of touch in prostheses


Two recent studies in Science Robotics focus on connecting prostheses with the nervous system so that amputees can feel again. A University of Utah study uses electrodes in the amputee's forearm to simulate a sense of touch in the prosthetic hand, and researchers at the National University of Singapore have created an "electronic skin" with artificial nerves that sense pressure and temperature.
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