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Apparently, Prosthetic Limbs Are Getting ‘Sexy’
Who would have thought that an artificial limb could be designed to be aesthetically appealing? Japanese designer Shunji Yamanaka crafts prosthetic limbs specifically designed to suit the female physique. Continue reading
Woman Raising $15,000 for Prosthetic Eye Camera
Tanya Marie Vlach wants to be a cyborg. No, really. She’s trying to raise enough money to fund development of a tiny webcam that could fit inside her prosthetic eye. Continue reading
Tokyo Researchers Can Take Control of Your Hand
Japan has just discovered how to gain independent control over muscle movement by using hacked hardware. Should we be afraid? Continue reading
Linking Computers and Brain Signals… for Science
New technology involving wireless electrodes gives humans the ability to manipulate objects with brain signals. Continue reading
Amazing Bionic Hand
Last year a young Austrian man named Patrick was the first person in the world to choose to have his hand amputated, and fitted with a bionic replacement. The results are impressive. Continue reading
Enhanced nudity: adhesive prostheses
These minimalist, stick-on outsoles prefigure a future in which we’ll pad and weaponize our bodies with consumer-grade prosthetics for fashion and fitness. Continue reading
The Prosthetic with a brain
Bodyhack’s Randy Dotinga was an attendant of the AAAS conference, one of the largest scientific conferences in the world, and discusses his experience sitting on the panel of the neural implants and prosthetics. The conversation quickly changed to the evolution of brain science. One matter discussed was the ability of a prosthetic to not only just be an artificial limb on the end of a stump, but a intelligent part of the patients body and image. The ability to implant... Continue reading
