Tag: Medical Technology
First Mind-Controlled Robotic Leg Put Through Its Paces
A robotic leg prosthesis controlled entirely by brain waves could be a game changer for victims of spinal cord injury
With the Paralympics in full...
University of Louisville researchers help paraplegic stand with breakthrough research
A team of scientists from the University of Louisville and two California universities have used electrical stimulation and rehabilitation to help a paraplegic man...
Leeds war victim is bionic marvel
War veteran Adam Douglas has become a Bionic Man in his battle to recover from horrific injury.
The 43-year-old suffered horrendous spinal damage after he...
Project Mina Enables Upright Mobility for Those Who Have Lost the Ability to Walk
IHMC Unveils the MINA Robotic Device
PENSACOLA, Fla., April 5, 2011 — Today, Dr. Kenneth Ford, Director and CEO of the Florida Institute for Human...
Wearable robots may help those who are paralyzed
Study says sensory input can be added to brain-machine interfaces
Brain-machine interfaces — devices that let users control electronics with their minds — have...
SMU leads $5.6M research center for fiber optic interface to link robotic limbs, human...
Lightning-fast connections between robotic limbs and the human brain may be within reach for injured soldiers and other amputees with the establishment of a...
London marks 2-year countdown to Paralympics
LONDON — London will mark the two-year countdown to the homecoming of the Paralympics on Sunday, celebrating the growing prominence of the event and...
New hope for spinal cord injury victims
First breathing pacemaker comes to Israel.
The first breathing pacemaker of its kind that regulates the pace of respiration in victims of spinal...
ICORD: A world without barriers – i2eye with Rick Hansen
Rick Hansen talks about cutting-edge spinal cord research being conducted at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
Paralysed patients to have chip implanted in their brain that ‘reads’ their thoughts and...
Paralysed patients will one day be able to move their bodies using a robotic device controlled by a chip that has been implanted in...
