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Australian researchers unveil bionic eye prototype, implants coming in 2013

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We've been hearing about things like bionic eyeballs -- specifically cameras which are implantable into human eyes -- for quite some time now. But it looks like Bionic Vision Australia has actually developed a real, working prototype. BVA, along with researchers at the University of New South Wales, have shown off their advanced prototype of the "eye," which boasts a pair of glasses mounted with a...


549 words published on 2010-04-01 at 18:33:44 by gadget with 0 comments
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BeBionic teases advanced bionic hand, Terminator 5 now has a prop supplier (vide

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It won't officially launch until May, but we're already guessing that the folks over at DaVinci are casting quizzical glances towards BeBionic. The UK-based outfit is teasing what it calls the "next generation of fully articulated myo-electric hands," which are said to provide "a range of naturally compliant grip patterns that provide repeatable accuracy" to those who have lost their own hand(s). ...


165 words published on 2010-02-17 at 14:33:24 by gadget with 0 comments
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Touch Bionics i-LIMB bionic hand

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Touch Bionics, a UK-based prothesis developer, announced today that its i-LIMB bionic hand has been made available for use in the United States and Europe. The i-LIMB is one the first widely available prosthetic hands with five individually powered digits, affording its user a surprisingly wide range of motion. Additionally, the i-LIMB uses dynamic touch detection which can sense when a finger has...


152 words published on 2009-12-10 at 07:37:50 by gadget with 0 comments
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Touch Bionics has i-LIMB bionic arm to go with your bionic hand

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The mad scientists from Touch Bionics are at it again. After delivering their i-LIMB bionic hand last year, they’re moving on up the, uh ... body and are announcing their sophomore effort: the i-LIMB bionic arm. Like their bionic hand, the arm is controlled via learned muscle movements picked up by electrodes placed on the user’s chest and is covered in a "realistic cosmetic skin." The only re...


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