Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand ...

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more like natural ones.

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have identified a richer structure ...

Fast and complex multi-finger movements generated by the hand exoskeleton. Credit: Shinichi Furuya When it comes to fine-tuned motor skills like playing the piano, practice, they say, makes perfect.

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

Anyone committed to building a particular skill is capable of experiencing the "ceiling effect," in which performance plateaus after years of training. For hobbyists, this is frustrating; for ...

A robotic arm design is a mechanical device which is designed to replicate the movements and functions of the human arm. It ...

Back in 2014, Andrea Lisbona set out to make hand sanitizer a daily-use product like skincare. Next year, revenue at Touchland is projected to be more than $100 million. Andrea Lisbona grew up in ...