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Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration.


Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the "visual" experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual ...


Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.


Stimulating sight

Stimulating sight: New retinal implant developed

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (19) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are working on a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a ...


Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 5

German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by ...