Study introduces temperature-sensitive prosthetic hand providing realistic, real-time thermal feedback for amputees.

Artificial limbs are becoming increasingly life-like, but one key sense has been conspicuously absent from most prosthetic hands - the ability to sense temperature. This groundbreaking study announces a temperature-sensitive prosthetic hand that provides realistic, real-time thermal feedback, allowing amputees like Fabrizio to discriminate between and manually sort objects of different temperatures or materials and sense bodily contact with other humans. The innovation is the first of its kind and presents the prospect of integrating more senses into artificial limbs.

February 09, 2024
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