ArticleScience robotics2018
Prosthesis with neuromorphic multilayered e-dermis perceives touch and pain.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 410 citations in OpenAlex.
- Artificial referred sensation in upper and lower limb prosthesis users: a systematic review.Journal of neural engineering · 2022Pooled it
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- Vision-based tactile sensing enhanced by microstructures and lightweight convolutional neural network.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- A Self-Healing Magnetoelectric Sensor with Pain Sensing for Underwater Soft Electronics.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- A Tangentially Sensitive Tactile Sensor Reveals the Stick-Slip Mechanism and Enhances Robotic Tactile Sensing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Bioinspired spiking architecture enables energy constrained touch encoding.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Multi-Level Perception Systems in Fusion of Lifeforms: Classification, Challenges and Future Conceptions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Bioinspired Perceptual Sensor for Spatiotemporal Decoding of Haptic and Pain Stimuli in Prostheses.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Toward Natural Limb Function: A New Era in Prosthetic Innovation.Annals of neurology · 2025Review
- Ultra-conformable tattoo electrodes for providing sensory feedback via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Machine Learning-Enhanced Modular Ionic Skin for Broad-Spectrum Multimodal Discriminability in Bidirectional Human-Robot Interaction.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Printed sensing human-machine interface with individualized adaptive machine learning.Science advances · 2025Article
- Emulating sensation by bridging neuromorphic computing and multisensory integration.Patterns (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Review
- Optimization frameworks for bespoke sensory encoding in neuroprosthetics.APL bioengineering · 2025Article
- Transforming Healthcare: Intelligent Wearable Sensors Empowered by Smart Materials and Artificial Intelligence.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- A natural biomimetic prosthetic hand with neuromorphic tactile sensing for precise and compliant grasping.Science advances · 2025Article
- The Next Frontier in Neuroprosthetics: Integration of Biomimetic Somatosensory Feedback.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Scalable magnetoreceptive e-skin for energy-efficient high-resolution interaction towards undisturbed extended reality.Nature communications · 2025Article
- 3D active-matrix multimodal sensor arrays for independent detection of pressure and temperature.Science advances · 2025Article
- A novel portable device and validation procedure for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Wearable technologies · 2025Article
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Abstract
The human body is a template for many state-of-the-art prosthetic devices and sensors. Perceptions of touch and pain are fundamental components of our daily lives that convey valuable information about our environment while also providing an element of protection from damage to our bodies. Advances in prosthesis designs and control mechanisms can aid an amputee's ability to regain lost function but often lack meaningful tactile feedback or perception. Through transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) with an amputee, we discovered and quantified stimulation parameters to elicit innocuous (non-painful) and noxious (painful) tactile perceptions in the phantom hand. Electroencephalography (EEG) activity in somatosensory regions confirms phantom hand activation during stimulation. We invented a multilayered electronic dermis (e-dermis) with properties based on the behavior of mechanoreceptors and nociceptors to provide neuromorphic tactile information to an amputee. Our biologically inspired e-dermis enables a prosthesis and its user to perceive a continuous spectrum from innocuous to noxious touch through a neuromorphic interface that produces receptor-like spiking neural activity. In a Pain Detection Task (PDT), we show the ability of the prosthesis and amputee to differentiate non-painful or painful tactile stimuli using sensory feedback and a pain reflex feedback control system. In this work, an amputee can use perceptions of touch and pain to discriminate object curvature, including sharpness. This work demonstrates possibilities for creating a more natural sensation spanning a range of tactile stimuli for prosthetic hands.
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