The i-Limb bionic hand has always been a favourite around here, and it keeps getting better. Today, Touch Bionics announced that they’ve enhanced their incredibly capable prosthesis with the i-Limb Pulse. It’s got better gripping action, thanks to Bluetooth-enabled software. More »
With any sport, the more exhausted you become, the more prone you are to injury. In baseball, this is especially a problem for pitchers. But a new shirt can track a pitcher’s form in real time. More »
It’s time to wrap up last week’s theme, This Cyborg Life, a look into the future of the machine called Man. More »
What better way to, um, end the This Cyborg Life theme week than a post about a British guy with a bionic butt? More »
Whoa whoa whoa. Wait a second. You’re telling me there’s no liquid cooling? More »
Not only is this artificial hand incredibly versatile, but it’s based upon extremely simple mechanics.
It might sound like cruel or unusual punishment to fool an amputee into thinking their robotic hand has feeling, but the prospect is a promising shortcut to mapping artificial limbs to a patient’s nerves.
The eye is a delicate thing. Most ocular implants that get too hands-on with your squishy sightballs cause rejections problems, but a new implant developed by the Boston Retinal Implant project shrinks the components significantly, allowing your eye to take on its cyborg enhancements without casting them off violently as unwelcome invaders.
