One of them will be led by Dr Ben Ward-Cherrier from Bristol’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, who is developing tailored neuro-signals for prosthetic arms to improve the sense of touch and quality of life for the two million upper-limb amputees worldwide. A key limitation of prosthetic arms is their inability to provide feedback on, for instance, the texture and slipperiness of things that users touch. Dr Ward-Cherrier will drive this project to develop a proof-of-concept system meeting this need. Underpinning a new breed of life-changing prostheses, this work could also deliver valuable benefits for robotics and teleoperation.

Read more about the projects on the University of Bristol’s news pages