At Florida Atlantic University (FAU) engineers are developing new technology to activate the movement of robotic fingers that may boost the capabilities of future prosthetic devices. Most prostheses are built using rigid components in their interior, with flexion points produced by having gears or some other mechanical mechanism. The FAU technology uses shape memory alloys that bend in response to heat as the core of the finger, with a soft surround the shape of which is based on a 3D scan of a real finger.
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