Bionic Engineering

Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes, 14 distinguished research teams have developed solutions to some...

A recent study into the biomechanics of the necks of ants – a common insect that can amazingly lift objects...

With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts...

We may soon be able to make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by smell. Investigators in Finland have...

Bionics pioneer Hugh Herr’s prosthetic ankle mimics the power and control of its biological counterpart. Photo Credits: Bryce Vickmark These...

Cybathlon, a Swiss-hosted Olympics for bionic athletes, will be held in October 2016.The Cybathlon is a championship for racing pilots...

Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at The MIT Media Lab, strolls onto the TED2014 stage in a pair...

A 15-year-old high school sophomore from Westford, Nathan has earned international renown — and a nice chunk of money —...

Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives. Imaging the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes inside leaves...

Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great...

MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction. Are we on...

Jason Barnes's prosthetic arm will let him live his drumming dream in his first gig this month – but it...

Like a silent bionic army, the era of the cyborg has crept upon us. Like a silent bionic army, the...

Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which they claim is the most sophisticated built in the world to...

Bionic dog can walk again after being fitted with prosthetics Naki’o, a mixed breed dog from Nebraska, has become the...

An artificial heart containing miniaturised space technology will soon beat inside a person, having now been approved for human trials...

A new nerve interface can simulate a sense of touch from 20 spots on a prosthetic hand. There have been...

The secret to building brain-controlled prostheses may be to ignore the brain entirely.In the past several years scientists have delivered...

UOW researchers are in the midst of developing an innovative brain implant to help treat people with mental illnesses such...

If you think with the release of every new i-device the world is getting closer to thought-controlled smart tech and...