Engineering and surgical advancements enable more cognitively integrated bionic arms

Max Ortiz-Catalan^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Mölndal, Sweden.
² Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Operational Area 3, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Email: maxo@chalmers.se.

Comment

Max Ortiz-Catalan. Sci Robot. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 8;6(58):eabk3123.

doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.abk3123. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Max Ortiz-Catalan^{1

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¹ Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Mölndal, Sweden.
² Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Operational Area 3, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Email: maxo@chalmers.se.

Abstract

Integrating tactile and kinesthetic feedback in a bionic arm results in performance closer to able-bodied individuals.

Neurorobotic fusion of prosthetic touch, kinesthesia, and movement in bionic upper limbs promotes intrinsic brain behaviors.
Marasco PD, Hebert JS, Sensinger JW, Beckler DT, Thumser ZC, Shehata AW, Williams HE, Wilson KR. Marasco PD, et al. Sci Robot. 2021 Sep 8;6(58):eabf3368. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.abf3368. Epub 2021 Sep 1. Sci Robot. 2021. PMID: 34516746