A state Supreme Court rules in an amputee’s favor, a financial guru examines the disability wealth gap, the Russians leap into the bionic arms race, and other headlines.
Tag: Bionics
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 15-21, 2021
The National Limb Loss Resource Center gets $200K richer, an African artist makes amazingly life-like prostheses, a Nintendo-friendly prosthetic hand debuts, and the rest of this week’s news.
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 1-7, 2021
Pixar’s animated amputee breaks the Hollywood mold, a Kentucky cop gets fired for his limb difference, a Turkish beauty signs up for a double arm transplant, and more headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: June 17-23, 2021
Bernadette Hagans made the finals of the Miss Northern Ireland pageant, becoming the first person with a disability ever to compete in a Miss World qualifying contest. Hagans, who lost her right leg above the knee about three years ago to a rare cancer known as synovial sarcoma, hopes her achievement will promote acceptance and...
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Reality, Just Out of Frame
Promo videos for prosthetic devices depict the technology's functionality, which is cool. But they don't always depict functional amputees. Here's how to set realistic expectations.
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The Future Is Now: Next Steps for Bionic Legs
Bionic legs already provide amputees with extraordinary function, but two new innovations are on the way: proactive user control and sensory feedback.
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The Future Is Now
The coming generation of prosthetic technology promises greater affordability and ease of use for amputees. Learn about the game-changing devices that are just over the horizon.
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Advanced Neural Networks for Bionic Hands
Our brains are intimately connected to our bodies by a sophisticated network of nerves and touch receptors. Even the simple act of grasping an object involves a fully integrated system of remarkable complexity and nuance. It was only a matter of time before we sought to incorporate our bionic hands into this system. That time has arrived, and our key to success is an advanced neural interface.