Not that long ago, the concept of the bionic human seemed far-fetched, but wearable robotic suits, brain-controlled extra limbs and mind-operated wheelchairs are now under active development. They ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have showcased a new type of bionic leg that can be plugged directly into the patient's brain. The prosthetic is surgically connected to ...

Scientists are getting closer to something that wouldn’t look out of place in a science fiction film: bionic limbs that can sense and convey touch to their users. In a new study published this week, ...

Researchers from the Cortical Bionics Research Group have found a method to provide tactile sensation to spinal cord injury patients using a bionic arm, in a step that could significantly advance the ...

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Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the potential to make future visual prostheses, like a bionic eye, more precise, ...

Researchers have developed a new type of surgery that reconnects severed muscles in a patient's residual limb after a below-the-knee amputation, enabling amputees to walk more naturally than those who ...

A working prototype that can see, remember and interact with the world like the human brain could one day underpin smart ...

Richard Sima will return in two weeks. A bionic device being developed by two researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine could help millions of people struggling with a ...