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Implanted Neural Prosthetic Devices Control Robotic Arm

Neural prosthetic devices implanted in the brain's movement center, the motor cortex, can allow patients with amputations or paralysis to control the movement of a robotic limb -- one that can be either connected to or separate from the patient's own limb.

22 May 2015

Columbia Engineering Faculty Wins YIP Grant for Research on Human-Robot Collaborative Teams

Matei Ciocarlie, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has been awarded a three-year $637,000 Young Investigator Program (YIP) grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for his work on human-in-the-loop systems in which humans and robotic manipulators work together, side by side, on the same task. He is one of 36 college and university faculty to win a 2015 grant from YIP, one of the oldest and most selective scientific research advancement programs in the country.

14 May 2015

Ekso Bionics to Exhibit at 4th ISCoS and ASIA Joint Scientific Meeting

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that it will be exhibiting at The 4th International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) and American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Joint Scientific Meeting, taking place May 14-16, 2015 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, QC, Canada.

From Ekso Bionics 13 May 2015

Two-Armed, Robotic Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for Patients Suffering from Spinal and Neurological Injuries

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a first-of-its kind, two-armed, robotic rehabilitation exoskeleton that could provide a new method of high-quality, data-driven therapy to patients suffering from spinal and neurological injuries.

4 May 2015

Robot Made Entirely From Lego Pieces Takes Part at Robot Challenge 2015

Brazilian student Humberto Cascardo Demolinari packed up his robot named Wheely Good and went off to represent DMU at the Robot Challenge 2015 in Vienna.

25 Apr 2015

New Report on Global Exoskeletons Market

RnRMarketResearch.com adds Exoskeletons: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021 research report of 254 pages, which says exoskeleton markets will be separate and additive to the robotic rehabilitation market.

7 Apr 2015

Paralyzed Chicago Veteran Receives ReWalk Robotics Personal Exoskeleton Device

One night, several months after a motorcycle crash paralyzed him from the chest down in 2012 and ended his U.S. Army special-ops career, Roosevelt "R.J." Anderson Jr. had a dream: he could walk again.

6 Apr 2015

Unpowered Passive-Elastic Ankle Exoskeleton Helps Walk Using Less Energy

Humans have evolved to be incredibly efficient at walking. In fact, simulations of human locomotion show that walking on level ground and at a steady speed should theoretically require no power input at all.

3 Apr 2015

High-Tech Bionic Hand Powered By Human Thoughts

A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts.

1 Apr 2015

Artificial Hand with Muscles Made from Shape-Memory Wire Holds Promise for Flexible Robot Hands

Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature's book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication of flexible and lightweight robot hands for industrial applications and novel prosthetic devices.

25 Mar 2015