assistive devices
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Vocal Tract Simulator Translates A Person’s Brain Activity Into Clear Sentences
By capturing brain signals associated with the mechanical aspects of speaking, such as movements of the jaw, lips, and tongue, researchers have created a virtual, computer-based vocal tract capable of intelligible speech. The system could eventually be used by people who have lost the capacity to speak.
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‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User Of Prosthetic Hand To Feel Pain
Current prosthetic limbs aren’t yet capable of transmitting complex sensations such as texture or pain to the user, but a recent breakthrough by scientists at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in which a synthetic layer of skin on an artificial hand transmitted feelings of pain directly to the user, takes us one step closer to…
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This 3000-Year-Old Prosthetic Wooden Toe Is More Incredible Than We Thought
An ongoing reexamination of an ancient Egyptian wooden toe is shedding new light on how the remarkable wooden prosthetic was manufactured, and whether it was used for cosmetic or functional purposes.
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Brain Implant Allows Paralysed Man To Feel Objects With A Prosthetic Limb
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a system that’s enabling a man with quadriplegia to experience the sensation of touch through a robotic arm that he controls with his brain.