![Prosthetic Hand Uses Embedded Eye to See [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Prosthetic-hand-can-see-with-video-600x279.png?resize=600%2C279)
by Bruce Brown | May 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
Unlike lower limbs where diabetes is usually a factor, upper limb amputations due to vascular system complications account for only a small portion of cases, according to a fact sheet from the Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Care. Most upper limb amputations are...
![New Approach to Brain Control of Robots [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/03/MIT-brain-robot-interface.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | March 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have studied ways to interface a human brain with a robotic device. One goal is to let a person control a robotic prosthetic limb using his or her mind. It’s a complex problem that is difficult to solve. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and...
![Head-Mounted Camera Gives Vision to the Blind [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/Horus-head-mount-cameras.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | October 31, 2016 | General News, Health
Robots can recognize objects. Robots can detect obstacles in their path. Why can’t we use technology to provide intelligent sight to the vision impaired? That’s the idea behind Horus, a new system currently in the prototype stage developed by Eyra LTD....
![Can Haptic Feedback Replace Sight? [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Sarotis.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | October 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Vision is one of the key senses for humans. Those with limited or no sight can compensate, but it can still be difficult to finding your way through an unfamiliar setting when you can’t see. Could technology help solve this problem? That’s one of the many...
by Alfred Poor | July 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
“Give a kid a hammer, and the whole world looks like a nail.” It’s natural to try to solve problems using familiar tools, which explains why engineers turn to gears and pulleys and wheels and hinges when trying to create a robot that simulates human...
