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05/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook

We now live in a society where prosthetic arms can be controlled by our thoughts

Prosthetics have come a long way from the clunky hunks of metal and plastic. According to an article that appeared in Newswise, amputees can now be fitted with robotic limbs that they can control with their thoughts, like a real, living arm. In the U.S., the required surgical procedure can only be performed at a few facilities. One […]

10/20/2015 / By Chris Draper

“Smart skin” enables artificial limbs and robots to feel pain

Pain is an evolutionary blessing and curse. It’s a curse in the trivial sense that pain hurts. On the other hand, pain is a blessing because it signals an internal “red flag.” We’d be engaged in all sorts of dangerous activities without pain, whether it be staying out in the cold for too long or […]

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