The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information ...

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 ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

Engineers have spent decades trying to make shoes lighter, springier and more supportive. Now they are adding something far more radical: propulsion. Bionic sneakers that quietly push wearers up hills ...

After a stroke, many people can have problems getting around. Scientists in England are working to get stroke patients back on their feet with the help of robotic technology. Researchers call it the ...

In the 1970s, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman captivated audiences with their thrilling stories of technological transformation. Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers weren’t just ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

The collaboration is based on the integration of the shipbuilder’s industrial expertise with the robotic platform developed by Generative Bionics, with the goal of increasing safety and operational ...

A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by University of Queensland researchers. Dr Anna Hatton from UQ's School of Health and ...

It’s been 20 years since Dr. Ed Damiano, who is a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University, used his lab to invent the iLet Bionic Pancreas, which is an automated, wearable, and pocket ...

These days it can seem like there are only two kinds of movies about the future. In one kind, we go to space and then something awful happens (Gravity, Interstellar). In the other kind, we make a ...

MILFORD, Ohio and NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Control Bionics, a global assistive technology company specializing in speech generating devices, announced it is partnering ...