Tag: Bionic

A robot glove compensates for reduced gripping capacity, while a joystick helps stroke patients strengthen their arms. Now, an Italian startup is aiming to enhance patients’ upper body motor rehabilitation through its certified exoskeleton. Encompassing a chair and attached joints for both arms and shoulders, it allows patients to work on all their upper limbs at once. Sensors determine...

Flying free as a bird… a human dream that was first realized some hundred years ago or more. But compare the elegance of birds with that of their machine-based cousins, and it’s clear the aviation industry still has a long way to go. Using high-speed cameras and a gust generator, a team of researchers from the UK has conducted...