Prosthetics
noun
Artificial body parts that replace ones that are missing.
After the accident, the man had to use a prosthetics leg.
Often appears as...
- prosthetics limb
- prosthetics technology
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Technical,Academic
noun
The scientific and medical study of creating and using artificial body parts.
She is studying prosthetics in university to become a prosthetic engineer.
Often appears as...
- study prosthetics
- prosthetics research
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Academic
noun
Artificial body parts that replace ones that are missing.
After the accident, the man had to use a prosthetics leg.
Often appears as...
- prosthetics limb
- prosthetics technology
Usage tips
Technical,Academic
noun
The scientific and medical study of creating and using artificial body parts.
She is studying prosthetics in university to become a prosthetic engineer.
Often appears as...
- study prosthetics
- prosthetics research
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Materials
Prosthetics can be made from plastic, metal, or advanced composites, affecting their appearance and functionality.
Her prosthetic hand was designed with modern composites for a realistic look.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Each prosthetic is custom-made for the individual, based on their unique needs and body measurements.
The prosthetic arm was tailored specifically to match his left arm's dimensions.
Pro Tip 3/3Usage Context
Prosthetics can be used to refer to both permanent fixtures and temporary solutions for missing body parts.
The athlete used a high-performance prosthetics blade for racing.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Materials
Prosthetics can be made from plastic, metal, or advanced composites, affecting their appearance and functionality.
Her prosthetic hand was designed with modern composites for a realistic look.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Each prosthetic is custom-made for the individual, based on their unique needs and body measurements.
The prosthetic arm was tailored specifically to match his left arm's dimensions.
Pro Tip 3/3Usage Context
Prosthetics can be used to refer to both permanent fixtures and temporary solutions for missing body parts.
The athlete used a high-performance prosthetics blade for racing.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety of Materials
Prosthetics can be made from plastic, metal, or advanced composites, affecting their appearance and functionality.
Her prosthetic hand was designed with modern composites for a realistic look.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Each prosthetic is custom-made for the individual, based on their unique needs and body measurements.
The prosthetic arm was tailored specifically to match his left arm's dimensions.
Pro Tip 3/3Usage Context
Prosthetics can be used to refer to both permanent fixtures and temporary solutions for missing body parts.
The athlete used a high-performance prosthetics blade for racing.
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
progressive prosthetics that these kids are going to need and then you turn around see moments like this you know one of the workers with one of the children that had had survived and I find that incredibly touching you know when you you just see so much hardship in the world and yet when it's brought together in humanity like that and then
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Sheila Nirenberg: A...
So it's different from the motor prosthetics where you're communicating from the brain to a device. Here we have to communicate from the outside world into the brain and be understood, and be understood by the brain. And then the last thing I wanted to say, really, is to emphasize
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New bionics let us run,...
After meeting her and driving home in my car, I thought, I'm an MIT professor. I have resources. Let's build her a bionic limb, to enable her to go back to her life of dance. I brought in MIT scientists with expertise in prosthetics, robotics, machine learning and biomechanics,
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Can you still feel a...
many patients report pain primarily when they remove their prosthetics at night. And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs.
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What we didn't know...
It's an observation with obvious medical applications in humans as well, but it's also relevant in a broad sense, I think, to the design of prosthetics, soft robots, basically anything where changes of shape and stiffness are important. So to sum Twenty years ago,
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It's not fair having 12...
At the time, the legs I presented were groundbreaking in prosthetics. I had woven carbon fiber sprinting legs modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah, which you may have seen on stage yesterday. And also these very life-like, intrinsically painted silicone legs.
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The opportunity of...
unscathed or unmarked by the experience, as if my successes in life have come about from an ability to sidestep or circumnavigate the presumed pitfalls of a life with prosthetics, or what other people perceive as my disability.
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The artificial muscles...
I am most excited about the practical applications of HASEL artificial muscles. They'll enable soft robotic devices that can improve the quality of life. Soft robotics will enable a new generation of more lifelike prosthetics
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What will humans look...
is he's been thinking about how to connect the brain using light or other mechanisms directly to things like these prosthetics. And if you can do that, then you can begin changing fundamental aspects of humanity.
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Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
progressive prosthetics that these kids are going to need and then you turn around see moments like this you know one of the workers with one of the children that had had survived and I find that incredibly touching you know when you you just see so much hardship in the world and yet when it's brought together in humanity like that and then
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Sheila Nirenberg: A...
So it's different from the motor prosthetics where you're communicating from the brain to a device. Here we have to communicate from the outside world into the brain and be understood, and be understood by the brain. And then the last thing I wanted to say, really, is to emphasize
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
After meeting her and driving home in my car, I thought, I'm an MIT professor. I have resources. Let's build her a bionic limb, to enable her to go back to her life of dance. I brought in MIT scientists with expertise in prosthetics, robotics, machine learning and biomechanics,
Video examples
Can you still feel a...
many patients report pain primarily when they remove their prosthetics at night. And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs.
Video examples
What we didn't know...
It's an observation with obvious medical applications in humans as well, but it's also relevant in a broad sense, I think, to the design of prosthetics, soft robots, basically anything where changes of shape and stiffness are important. So to sum Twenty years ago,
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
At the time, the legs I presented were groundbreaking in prosthetics. I had woven carbon fiber sprinting legs modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah, which you may have seen on stage yesterday. And also these very life-like, intrinsically painted silicone legs.
Video examples
The opportunity of...
unscathed or unmarked by the experience, as if my successes in life have come about from an ability to sidestep or circumnavigate the presumed pitfalls of a life with prosthetics, or what other people perceive as my disability.
Video examples
The artificial muscles...
I am most excited about the practical applications of HASEL artificial muscles. They'll enable soft robotic devices that can improve the quality of life. Soft robotics will enable a new generation of more lifelike prosthetics
Video examples
What will humans look...
is he's been thinking about how to connect the brain using light or other mechanisms directly to things like these prosthetics. And if you can do that, then you can begin changing fundamental aspects of humanity.
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
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Quote examples
Grant Bowler
Australian Actor
I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.
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Aimee Mullins
American Athlete
The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people's cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It's an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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Mike Schultz
American Athlete
Building prosthetics that allow people to get back to the fun activities in life is as rewarding a job as I can imagine. It's just as fulfilling for me as winning at the racetrack.
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Billy Monger
British Driver
I'm happiest when I'm in the car. I don't have to worry about my A-Levels or my prosthetics or anything. I can just go out there and be me, doing what I've always wanted to do.
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Alan Oliveira
Brazilian Athlete
The prostheses do not run the race on their own: there is an athlete who does the work, and the prosthetics do not make a significant difference to the time.
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Amy Purdy
American Actress
Of course, there are benefits to having prosthetics. I can make myself as tall as I want. I can wear flip-flops in the snow if I wanted to. There's benefits.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
I always loved the water. It's a place I can just take off these heavy prosthetics and just jump in the water and feel no different.
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Michael Sheen
Welsh Actor
I would never use prosthetics. I don't like sticking things on. I don't really like wearing wigs, either.
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Jeff Bauman
American Author
Sometimes walking to the end of the street with my prosthetics feels like running a mile.
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Zoe Bell
New Zealander Actress
I have done a lot of prosthetics throughout my career so I am used to it.
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Grant Bowler
Australian Actor
I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.
Quote examples
Aimee Mullins
American Athlete
The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people's cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It's an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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Mike Schultz
American Athlete
Building prosthetics that allow people to get back to the fun activities in life is as rewarding a job as I can imagine. It's just as fulfilling for me as winning at the racetrack.
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Billy Monger
British Driver
I'm happiest when I'm in the car. I don't have to worry about my A-Levels or my prosthetics or anything. I can just go out there and be me, doing what I've always wanted to do.
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Alan Oliveira
Brazilian Athlete
The prostheses do not run the race on their own: there is an athlete who does the work, and the prosthetics do not make a significant difference to the time.
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Amy Purdy
American Actress
Of course, there are benefits to having prosthetics. I can make myself as tall as I want. I can wear flip-flops in the snow if I wanted to. There's benefits.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
I always loved the water. It's a place I can just take off these heavy prosthetics and just jump in the water and feel no different.
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Michael Sheen
Welsh Actor
I would never use prosthetics. I don't like sticking things on. I don't really like wearing wigs, either.
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Jeff Bauman
American Author
Sometimes walking to the end of the street with my prosthetics feels like running a mile.
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Zoe Bell
New Zealander Actress
I have done a lot of prosthetics throughout my career so I am used to it.
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