#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Prof. Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London about #robot sensing and grasping.
Catch up here 
- https://www.robottalk.org/2025/03/14/episode-113-kaspar-althoefer/ or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery after Israel cut off aid http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJkxWq #Gaza #ChildAcutees #AidCutoff #Prosthetics #Recovery
How can soft materials be used to make safer, more dexterous robotic hands? 
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London about #robot sensing and grasping.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
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Here's a photo of a soft robotic prosthetic hand for children, developed by Jan Fras in Kaspar's research lab.
Find out more by listening to Episode 113 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https://linktr.ee/robottalkpod
Kaspar Althoefer is Director of the Centre for Advanced Robotics at Queen Mary University of London. His research on soft robotics, tactile perception and intelligent manipulation has applications in minimally invasive surgery, rehabilitation, assistive technologies, and manufacturing.
Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2025/03/14/episode-113-kaspar-althoefer/
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This week, I chatted to Prof. Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London about soft #robotic manipulators for healthcare and manufacturing.
Listen now: https://www.robottalk.org/2025/03/14/episode-113-kaspar-althoefer/ #Robots #Robotics #Prosthetics #Surgery #Manufacturing
#goodnews #Science #health #technology #medicine #innovation #prosthetics #Switzerland
Scientists Harness Phantom Limb to Allow an Amputee to Feel Hot and Cold in New Prosthetic
Good News Network · Scientists Harness Phantom Limb to Allow an Amputee to Feel Hot and Cold in New ProstheticAnother patient, Francesca Rossi, described the feeling as "beautiful," adding that her phantom limb "does not feel phantom anymore."
Find out how you can help #KindDeeds serve more wounded Ukrainian soldiers. #Prosthetics
#Rehabiliation #StatenIsland
https://kinddeeds.org/
Kind DeedsKind Deeds | Prosthetics for wounded Ukrainian soldiersThe organization helps with facilitating treatment in Ukraine and later transfer patients to the USA to receive prosthesis and rehabilitation.
Sofas that self-assemble when you heat them up? How 4D printing could transform manufacturing
#Technology #4DPrinting #Innovation #Manufacturing #FutureTech #Science #Engineering #Wearables #Robotics #MedicalTech #3DPrinting #SmartMaterials #Prosthetics
https://the-14.com/sofas-that-self-assemble-when-you-heat-them-up-how-4d-printing-could-transform-manufacturing/
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"e-NABLE is an online global community of “Digital Humanitarian” volunteers from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for children and adults in need.
The open-source designs created by e-NABLE Volunteers help those who were born missing their fingers and hands or who have lost them due to war, natural disaster, illness or accidents." 
Here’s a sneak peek at how our makeup artist expertly installs prosthetics on Averie’s arm for the ultimate effect. Watch how we bring the action to life with prosthetics that look so real.
#MissionAverie #AverieAction #BehindTheScenes #ActionRomance #Prosthetics
A short piece on the Russian prosthetics industry amid war, for @cepa.org
https://cepa.org/article/putins-limbless-generation-struggles-for-support/
CEPA · Putin’s Limbless Generation Struggles for SupportRussia's propagandists can’t hide the growing number of disabled war veterans struggling with replacement limbs.
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So anyways, I can see why the homeland security guy might feel so stressed. The poor and average people up and down the Americas do not seem to see this as an act of terror.
I suppose he would at least like to see people slow down on the hero worship. And I got you bro.
There's been a growing discourse online about the quality of service health insurers provide to people with prosthetics. We could make that trend instead I suppose.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-insurance-coverage-prosthetic-joint-replacement/
New Episode: hpr4274 :: The Wreck - I'm alright!
@archer72 talks about his car wreck and people he has met along the way.
Hosted by Archer72 on Thursday, 2024-12-19 is flagged as Explicit and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
Tags: #car, #accident, #medical, #prosthetics, #kmag, #accessibility, #wifi, #termux.
Today on the #HackerPublicRadio #Community #Podcast
hackerpublicradio.orgHacker Public Radio ~ The Technology Community PodcastHacker Public Radio is a podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that is of interest to hackers and hobbyists.
President #Zelenskyy visited the War Veterans Hospital and the #Superhumans #Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center in #Lviv.
He inspected the work of the medical center, spoke with medical staff and warriors recovering from wounds and awarded six defenders with the Orders “For Courage,” III class.
#goodnews #inspiring #kids #prosthetics #technology #medicine #christmas #donation #crowdfunding #fundraising #UK
Three Children Receive ‘the Best Christmas Present Ever’ – Bionic Arms
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/three-children-receive-the-best-christmas-present-ever-bionic-arms/
Good News Network · Three Children Receive 'the Best Christmas Present Ever’ – Bionic ArmsThe new 'life-changing' Hero Arms on December 12th thanks to the fundraising work of a woman whose own child needed a prosthetic years ago.
The science of prosthetics is fascinating, and this New Yorker piece about biomimetics and surgical advances is really good.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/16/a-bionic-leg-controlled-by-the-brain
The New Yorker · How a Breakthrough Surgery Enables the Brain to Control a Bionic Leg
I've previously posted about the Superhumans Centre in Ukraine. This article focuses on the co-founder and CEO Olga Rudnieva.
BBC NewsWar in Ukraine: The woman turning amputees into 'superhumans'Olga Rudnieva is supporting Ukrainian soldiers who have lost limbs in the front line to return from injury even stronger.
#ShortBreak #60secdocs #prosthetics #art
WOW!
"Trained in special effects prosthetics, Sophie de Oliveira Barata sees the creative potential in prosthetic limbs. She started the Alternative Limb Project to offer people with amputations a personalized solution. Barata’s prosthetics are designed to stand out, rather than blend in -- the wearable art pieces drive conversation and positive self-expression for the differently abled."
