Many modern prosthetic limbs are so intricate that they seem like something from the sci-fi cyborg realm. Unfortunately, to the wearer these marvels still feel like lumps of dead metal and plastic.

Veterans with prosthetic hands could someday regain their sense of touch thanks to a new DARPA initiative. It's called the Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program, and the goal is to ...

This is an artist's representation of DARPA's HAPTIX program. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...

Researchers have created a prosthetic hand that offers its users the ability to feel where it is and how the fingers are positioned — a sense known as proprioception. The headline may be in jest, but ...

Have you ever stumbled on uneven ground (or even ground) but somehow caught yourself before you fell? That’s proprioception, your body’s built-in GPS. It’s your body’s ability to sense where it is in ...

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary Dr G Pánics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Semmelweis University, Szabolcska Mihály u.3.

DARPA, the U.S. Defense Departments' primary research branch, is putting together teams of experts to embark on remarkable technology to make advanced arm prosthetics even more lifelike for ...