From laundry-folding robot butlers to fancy alarm clocks and lollipops that play music in your head, here’s a rundown of some ...
The "007" movies leaned into science fiction to create futuristic gadgets for James Bond. These inventions are some of those ...
From AI-powered drug discovery to regenerative therapies and next-generation neurology tools, Mayo Clinic researchers made ...
When live-action superhero TV shows became popular in the '60s and '70s, NBC introduced their own Aquaman-style hero. But the ...
A Styrofoam coffee cup is easy to underestimate. It weighs almost nothing and collapses under the slightest excess pressure. For most people, picking it up is effortless. For someone using a ...
That was thanks to her leading role in hit TV show Bionic Woman, which followed tennis player Jaime Sommers who is rebuilt using technology after a sky-diving accident. The super-strong protagonist ...
Humans have long been interested in biomimicry as an approach to designing more efficient materials and systems. While some early attempts were not so successful—such as Da Vinci’s bird-inspired human ...
Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to restore astoundingly natural movement in people who have had leg amputations above the knee. Rather than fit ...
German Bionic, the robotics pioneer known for connecting exoskeletons to the cloud, has launched Exia, its most advanced wearable to date and the first exoskeleton powered end-to-end by true Augmented ...
Most of us do not think twice about picking up a cup of coffee, sending a quick text or carrying groceries in from the car. For people who use prosthetic hands, though, these everyday tasks can be a ...
Losing a hand or limb is a life-changing event, and finding a prosthetic that can truly feel has long been a challenge. For many, traditional prosthetics offer limited movement and no sense of touch, ...