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This bionic hand shares control with its user and makes everyday tasks easier

A Styrofoam coffee cup is easy to underestimate. It weighs almost nothing and collapses under the slightest excess pressure.
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Bionic Hand With Built-In Artificial Intelligence Moves Closer to Natural Human Function

Researchers at the University of Utah are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make this innovative bionic hand design more ...

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

When the sensors and AI were helping, the participants could "very reliably" grasp a cup and pretend to take a sip, Trout ...

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands

The main issue with bionic hands that drives users away from them, George explains, is that they’re difficult to control.
Little Rock Public Radio

Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to help bionic limbs act more like natural ones. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an experimental hand that shares control with the user to carry out tricky ...
NBC Bay Area

Amputees say this bionic hand startup gives them both strength and grace — they can even pick up raw eggs without crushing them

Aether Biomedical's bionic hand, called the Zeus, can lift up to 77 pounds and switch between 12 different customizable grip patterns. On Monday, Aether announced it closed a $5.8 million funding ...

Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity

A bionic hand controlled by AI under the direction of the amputee provides the best approximation of normal hand dexterity, ...
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University of Utah Engineers Unleash Revolutionary AI-Powered Bionic Hand that Thinks for Itself

University of Utah researchers developed a bionic hand that uses AI and sensors to facilitate intuitive gripping.