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This video from the University of Utah highlights our work developing closed-loop sensorimotor neuroprostheses. We're now gearing up for a "take-home trial" where participants will take the LUKE arm home with them and use it in their daily lives.
The Craig H. Neilsen Hospital officially opened at the University of Utah on May 28th, 2020. Despite opening in the midst of a pandemic, we have accomplished a lot and the hospital has emerged as the preeminent location for rehabilitation in the Mountain West. One year from opening, we reflect on the amazing facilities and accomplishments of our team in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
This short video segment from ABC news highlights our recent work on biomimetic sensory feedback and dexterous motor control for prostheses. This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Gregory Clark and the broader Center for Neural Interfaces at the University of Utah.
This video segment from Fox 13 news includes a short interview with a prior participant in our research studies: Keven Walgamott. Keven describes the emotional impact of feeling a sense of touch from a bionic hand for the first time since his amputation 13 years ago.
When Utahns saw the new "Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker" in theaters, they got a glimpse of real-life technology developed at the University of Utah that seems fitting for a galaxy far far away! This Ad aired in movie theaters across the state in order to inspire the next generation of "Jedi Scientists" who can help us continue to turn science fiction into reality.
This extended video segment by Colomba films (Santiago, Chile) highlights our recent participant, Keven Walgamott, who was one of the first to use the LUKE Arm. Keven recalls what it was like to have a bionic arm controlled entirely by thought and endowed with a sense of touch. This video segment also highlight several ongoing research projects in the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab and broader Center for Neural Interfaces.
This short video from the Association of Clinical and Translational Sciences highlights the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab's leading efforts in bionic devices and brain-computer interfaces for restoring sensorimotor function after life-altering neuromuscular impairment.
This 10-min presentation provides an overview of the foundations of the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab. Dr. George highlights his foundational research that led to the establishment of the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab with support from highly prestigious NIH Director's Early Independence Award.
This video provides an overview of the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation hospital, which features state-of-the-art research and clinical equipment and amazing views of the nearby Wasatch Mountains.
Additional Media Articles
Indexed News Articles
2020 IEEE Pulse, “Restoring the Sense of Touch: From “Sci-Fi Dream” to Reality”
2019 JAMA, “Better Sensation and Dexterity for Artificial Hands”
Expert Opinion
2025 STAT, “Brain map does not change following amputation, new study finds, upending assumptions”
2025 SSBCrack News, “Study Challenges Long-Held Belief About Brain Reorganization After Limb Amputation”
2024 ScienceNewsExplores, “Robotics might someday give us an extra hand”
2024 STAT, “Novel amputation procedure makes walking with a prosthetic leg feel more seamless”
2024 Drug Discovery News, “A reengineered spinal cord stimulator restores touch and reduces pain”
2023 New Scientist, “Spinal cord stimulator dramatically reduces phantom limb pain”
2023 Science, “Nerve-mimicking device gives ‘feeling’ to prosthetics”
Scientific Organization and Industry News Articles
2026 Meta, “A Look at the University of Utah’s Accessibility Research Using Meta Neural Band”
2026 Meta, “CES 2026: Meta Ray-Ban Display Teleprompter, EMG Handwriting, Industry & Research Collaborations, & More”
2025 European Medical Journal / American Medical Journal, “AI Bionic Hand Delivers Smarter Hand Control for Amputees”
2025 CSIRO Publishing ConnectSci, “Artificial intelligence gives bionic hands a mind of their own”
2024 Meta Quest Blog, “A Look at Our Surface EMG Research Focused on Equity and Accessibility”
2021 Facebook Reality Labs, “Announcing the winners of the 2021 Engineering Approaches to Responsible Neural Interface Design request for proposals”
2021 Association for Clinical and Translational Science, "2021 ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Post-Doctoral Award: Jacob A. George, PhD"
2020 National Institutes of Health, “NIH to support 85 new grants featuring high-risk, high-reward research”
2020 National Institutes of Health, “NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Recipients”
2019 Society for Neuroscience Twitter, “Brain Awareness Week”
2018 Inside Neuroscience Quarterly, “Restoring Sensation”
2017 Society for Neuroscience Hot Topic Media Release, “Performance of tasks with closed-loop control of sensorized prosthetic hands by a transradial amputee with peripheral nerve and intramuscular implants”
Science / Health / Technology News Articles
2026 Dataconomy, “Meta expands neural wristband tech to cars and accessibility at CES 2026”
2026 Telecoms, “New features for Meta Ray-Ban Display, but international sales paused”
2026 Engadget, “Meta's EMG wristband is moving beyond its AR glasses”
2026 Android Central, “Meta adds a teleprompter and EMG handwriting to Ray-Ban Display, but it's also delaying international availability to prioritize the US market. Here's what this tells us about how the smart display glasses are doing.”
2025 Futura, “This bionic hand hands control to AI and changes users’ lives: a decisive breakthrough”
2025 PsyPost, “New AI system reduces the mental effort of using bionic hands”
2025 ZME Science, “This Bionic Hand Shares Control With Its User and Makes Everyday Tasks Easier”
2025 The Debrief, “Bionic Hand With Built-In Artificial Intelligence Moves Closer to Natural Human Function”
2025 O&P Edge, “Balancing Human, Machine Control Augments Prosthetic Grip”
2025 Neuroscience News, “AI-Powered Bionic Hand Restores Natural, Intuitive Grasping Ability”
2025 Health Day, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Ars Technica, “Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands”
2025 Drugs.com “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 TechXplore, “Engineers use AI to finetune robotic prosthesis to improve manual dexterity”
2025 EurekAlert, “University of Utah engineers give a bionic hand a mind of its own”
2025 Interesting Engineering, “US engineers design AI bionic hand that grips with human-like precision”
2019 Tech Xplore, “Motorized prosthetic arm that can sense touch, move with your thoughts”
2019 EurekAlert, “Reach out and touch someone”
2019 Interesting Engineering, “New Star Wars Prosthetic Arm Can Sense, Touch, Move With Your Thoughts”
2019 Science Daily, “Motorized prosthetic arm can sense touch, move with your thoughts”
2019 Tech Times, “LOOK: Robotic Arm Named After Luke Skywalker Lets Users ‘Feel’”
2019 Medical Daily, “Prosthetics Breakthrough: Robot Arm Lets User Feel Touch Again”
2019 Science Alert, “This Robotic Arm Inspired by Luke Skywalker Has Allowed an Amputee to Feel Again”
2019 Wonderful Engineering, “LUKE Arm Is A Prosthetic Arm That Can Sense Every Touch”
2019 O&P Edge, “University Engineers Develop Prosthetic Arm That Can Move, Feel”
2019 Singularity Hub, “Moving Beyond Mind-Controlled Limbs to Prosthetics That Can Actually ‘Feel’”
2019 Gilmore Health, “Motorized Prosthetic Arm That Works With Thoughts Enables Amputee To Sense Touch”
2017 SingularityHub, “Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Restores 100 Realistic Touch Sensations”
2017 Digital Trends, “High-tech Neuroprosthetic “Luke” Arm Lets Amputee Touch and Feel Again”
2017 Interesting Engineering, “This Robotic Arm Named After Luke Skywalker is Pushing the Boundaries of Prosthetics”
2017 MedCityNews, “Neuroscientists Take Baby Steps Towards Better Prosthetics”
2017 TechFresca, “High-Tech Neuroprosthetic Arm Allows User to Touch and Feel”
Published Books
2021 Princeton University Press, “Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life”
Documentaries
2025 KSL TV, “A Higher Purpose”
2020 T13 (Chilean TV), “AL LÍMITE DE LA FICCIÓN: STAR WARS INSPIRÓ A CIENTÍFICOS PARA CREAR BRAZO ROBÓTICO”
Patient Perspectives
2026 Aestumanda, “Meta at CES 2026: research into EMG smart home control for disabled people”
Public Presentations
2023 Utah Life Sciences Summit, “From Sci-Fi Dream to Real-World Impact”
2023 5th Annual Congressional Health Innovation Summit, “Biological Input/Output Systems”
2023 Distinguished Endowed Gould Lecture Series, “The Force is with U: Turning Luke Skywalker’s Bionic Arm from Sci-Fi Dream to Real-World Impact”
2022 NIH NCMRR Medical Rehabilitation Speaker Series, “Intuitive and Dexterous Control of Bionic Devices for Assistance and Rehabilitation”
2022 BioHive Summit, “Can we control a robotic hand with our mind?”
2022 University of Utah Health, “Vitae 2022: People and Stories that Drive Our Research”
2021 University of Utah Health Partners, “Can we control a robotic hand with our mind? Jacob George, PhD”
2017 Aspen Ideas Festival, “The Implications – Bright and Dark – of Powerful New Technologies”
2017 Society for Neuroscience Press Conference, “
Radio and Podcasts
2025 NPR, All Things Considered, “Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them”
2022 Global Visions by Brown Journal of World Affairs, “S02 E01 - Dr. Jacob George: Director of the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab”
2022 Neural Implant Podcast, “Jacob George on implantable and wearable neurotech research at the University of Utah”
2022 The Superposition, “Q&A with Dr. Jacob George”
2020 Neural Implant Podcast, “FDA approves IDE for take-home trial using the DEKA LUKE prosthetic arm and Utah Slant Array : Participants will be able to take home the dexterous bionic hand which they can feel in next phase of research”
2018 LocalLife, “The Trail of the RBC Heritage Ticket: Jacob George”
2017 Neuro Transmissions, “Is Luke’s Robotic Hand Possible?”
Blogs and Forums
2025 Reddit (r/robotics), “University of Utah engineers just gave a bionic hand "mind of its own" using AI. Aligns user intent with hand's grip automatically”
2025 Reddit (r/STEW_ScTechEngWorld), “U engineers give a bionic hand a mind of its own. Utah researchers use AI to finetune robotic prosthesis to improve manual dexterity by finding right balance between human & machine control”
2025 Reddit (r/NPR), “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
Mainstream Media News Articles
2025 Need to Know (MTV News), “Engineers create bionic arm with human-like ‘mind of its own’”
2025 US News & World Report, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 NPR, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap"
2025 Yahoo! News, “New AI prosthetic hand learns to grasp objects like a human, Utah researchers report”
2025 Financial Times, “AI-powered bionic limbs come at too high a cost for many”
2025 Daily Mail, “Brad Pitt's moving Super Bowl 2025 commercial delivers rousing patriotic message about what it 'means to be American'”
2025 Variety, “Brad Pitt Narrates Patriotic TV Ad on Resilience After L.A. Fires and Hurricane Helene: ‘By Lifting Others, That’s How We Rise Up’”
2025 People, “Brad Pitt Calls for America to ‘Huddle Up’ in Patriotic Special Message Ahead of 2025 Super Bowl”
2025 Entertainment Weekly, “Brad Pitt encourages unity during Super Bowl 2025: 'It's time, America, to huddle up'”
2025 E! Online, “Watch Brad Pitt Honor American Heroes and Innovators During Super Bowl LIX”
2025 Deadline, “Tom Cruise & Brad Pitt Pump Up America In Pre-Game Super Bowl Hype Videos”
2025 Fox Sports, “Super Bowl LIX: Brad Pitt explains what it means to be American on Super Bowl Sunday”
2022 National Geographic, “The audacious science pushing the boundaries of human touch feature”
2021 ABC News, “U of U Professor makes Forbes ’30 under 30′ list”
2021 Forbes, “30 Under 30 In Science 2022: Finding New Worlds, Communicating STEM And Helping Dogs Live Longer”
2021 Forbes, “30 Under 30: Jacob George”
2021 Forbes, “30 Under 30: Science. Inventing the future from the atom up”
2021 Newsweek, “'Skywalker' Prosthetic Hand Feels Like It's the Real Thing to Amputees”
2019 Washington Post, “New prosthetic limbs go beyond the functional to allow people to ‘feel’ again”
2019 NPR, “Improved Prosthetic Hand Has A Lighter Touch And Easy Grip”
2019 PBS NOVA, “This robotic hand can partially restore a sense of touch”
2019 CNN, “Amputee can feel objects again with prosthetic arm inspired by Luke Skywalker”
2019 ABC News, “U of U researchers create prosthetic arm that can feel”
2019 Fox News, “Bionic arm lets Utah man control it with just his thoughts”
2019 USA Today, “A bionic hand named after Luke Skywalker could help amputees feel again”
2019 Reuters, “Star Wars-inspired prosthetic lets amputee 'feel' again”
2019 The London Times, “‘Luke Skywalker’ robotic arm lets amputee feel again”
2019 The Guardian, “'At last I can feel again': Robotic hand gives user a sense of touch”
2019 Independent, “Robotic arm named after Luke Skywalker enables amputee to touch and feel again”
2019 Scientific American, “A Robot Hand Helps Amputees ‘Feel’ Again”
2019 CNET, “The Luke Skywalker arm let an amputee wear his wedding ring again after 17 years”
2019 Gizmodo, “Scientists Have Created a Prosthetic Arm That Lets Patients Feel Touch Again”
2019 Mashable, “This ‘Star Wars’-inspired prosthetic arm gives amputees the ability to feel again”
2019 Fox World Media, “Prosthetic Arm That Is Motorized Has the Ability to Move with Your Thoughts and Can Sense Touch”
2019 Smithsonian, “Robotic Hand Restores Wearer’s Sense of Touch”
2019 Popular Mechanics, “The Star Wars-Inspired Robotic Arm That Gives Amputees a Sense of Touch”
2019 Good News Network, “Robotic Arm Named After Luke Skywalker Enables Amputee to Touch and Feel Again: 'It almost put me to tears'”
2019 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), “This man was able to grasp his wife's hand — and feel it — with new prosthetic technology”
2019 Medgadget, “World’s Most Advanced Prosthetic Now With Sense of Touch”
2018 US News & World Report, “Veteran’s Bionic Hand Is Turning Heads in Mandeville”
2017 Wired, “The Merging of Humans and Machines is Happening Now”
2017 The Washington Post, “New Robotic Hand Name After Luke Skywalker Helps Amputee Touch and Feel Again”
2017 Mashable, “Experimental research is giving the sense of touch to robotic prosthetics”
2017 US News & World Report, “Mandeville Man Ready for Amputation, Bionic Arm”
Additional News Articles
2025 Iosco County News-Herald, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 WUSF, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Omaha Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Lakeshore Public Media, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 The University of New Orleans Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WXPR, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Central Coast Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Iowa Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KRWG TV/FM, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Kansas Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Witchita’s Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Jefferson Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WMUK, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Hawaii Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WUNC, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KUNM, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WCBE, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Radio Acadie, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KPCW, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Arizona Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 The Cape, Coast and Islands NPR Station, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KJZZ, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Tri States Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KUNC, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Northeastern Indiana Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KLCC, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 A Koahnic Broadcast Station, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Northern Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Wyoming Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KTEP El Paso, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WVPE, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WVXU, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Maine Public, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Interlochen Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Central Florida Public Media, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Boise State Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WYPR, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KCLU, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 KPBS, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WCLK, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WAMC, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WJCT, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WVTF, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WUKY, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 WUWF, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 The Guam Daily Post, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Myrtle Beach Online, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 NewsBreak, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 KXLG, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 The Laconia Daily Sun, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Prime Publishers, Inc., “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 SW Iowa News, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Ashley County Ledger, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Barron News Shield, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Tracy Press, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Hazard Herald, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Carolina Panaroma, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Floyd County Chronicle, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Douglas Budget, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Bloomer Advance, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Billings Nonstop Local, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Times Republican, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 KTBS+, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 The Albia Newspaper, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Times Leader, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Appalachian News Express, “Improved Bionic Hand Has A Mind Of Its Own, Researchers Say”
2025 Merced Sun-Star, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 The Wichita Eagle, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 The Telegraph, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 The Sun News, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 Miami Herald, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 The Sacramento Bee, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 The State, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 Idaho Statesman, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 Vision Monday, “Amputees Often Feel Disconnected From Their Bionic Hands. AI Could Bridge the Gap”
2025 WioNews, “Why advanced bionic hands fail, and how AI is fixing the problem”
2025 New Era Collective, “AI-Enhanced Bionic Hands: How Sensors and Neural Nets Restore Dexterity”
2025 HyperAI, “AI Co-Pilot Enhances Control of Bionic Hands by Managing Each Finger Individually”
2025 Eureka!, “AI system enables more intuitive grip for prosthetic hand users”
2025 Byte News Daily, “AI-powered prosthetic hand autonomously adjusts grip”
2025 Star Local Media, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Fox 28 Spokane, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 United Press International, “Researchers say AI-powered bionic hand offers improved dexterity”
2025 Global Vibes Network, “AI-Powered Bionic Hands: Revolutionizing Prosthetics for Amputees”
2025 Fargo News Today, “AI-Powered Prosthetic Hand Mimics Natural Movements”
2025 All Around View, “AI-Powered Bionic Hands: Making Prosthetics Feel Natural for Amputees”
2025 Nerd Volt, “AI Co-Pilot Revolutionizes Control of Bionic Hands for Amputees”
2025 World Pulse, “AI Co-Pilot Revolutionizes Bionic Hands: Intuitive Control for Amputees”
2025 Voice of Alexandria, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Grand Pinnacle Tribune, “Utah Researchers Unveil AI Bionic Hand Breakthrough”
2025 Voices Without Limbs, “AI Co-Pilot for Bionic Hands: Revolutionizing Prosthetics”
2025 OZ Arab Media, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 The Human Mosaic, “AI Bionic Hands: Making Prosthetics Feel Natural for Amputees”
2025 Chosun Daily, “AI-Assisted Robotic Hand Safely Transfers Delicate Objects”
2025 Houston Public Media, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Northern Public Radio, “Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap”
2025 Vocal Media, “Scientists create an AI-powered robotic hand capable of feeling: a breakthrough that replicates human touch with high precision”
2025 Design and Development Today, “University of Utah Engineers Give a Bionic Hand a Mind of Its Own”
2025 ARY News, “University of Utah Engineers Give Bionic Hand a ‘Mind of Its Own’ with AI”
2025 FuturelensPi, “A New Bionic Hand Uses AI to Grip Objects Like a Real Human!”
2025 Mirage News, “Utah Engineers Grant Bionic Hand Autonomous Control”
2025 Fox 20 WCOV News, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Fresh Perspective, “Revolutionizing Prosthetics: AI-Driven Bionic Hands Enable Natural Touch & Dexterity”
2025 Citizen of East Alabama, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Inside Nova, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Griffon News, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 WFMZ-TV, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 KALW NPR, “Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them”
2025 KUOW NPR, “Scientists use AI to help make bionic hands work better for people who need them”
2025 Talker News, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 DongA Science, “AI-powered robotic hand with fingertip 'eyes' grasps objects intuitively”
2025 Fox 22 WFVX Bangor, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Gulfshore Business, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 The Open Mind Channel, “AI Makes Bionic Hands Way Easier: Watch Improved Dexterity and Control”
2025 The Anniston Star, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 SW Iowa News, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Chosun Biz, “Researchers and AI enable prosthetic hand to grasp eggs and lift paper in Korea context”
2025 Islander Media Group Key Biscayne Portal, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Purdue Exponent, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Southern Minn, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Hoodline, “University of Utah Engineers Unleash Revolutionary AI-Powered Bionic Hand that Thinks for Itself”
2025 Shelby News, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Futurity, “Researchers are using AI to finetune a robotic prosthesis to improve manual dexterity by finding right balance between human and machine control”
2025 NBC NonStopLocal, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Hoosick Street Pediatrics, “University of Utah Engineers Give a Bionic Hand a Mind of its Own”
2025 Daily Journal, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2025 Fox 11-41, “Bionic hand given AI ‘mind of its own’ to improve life of amputees”
2023 Jagran Josh, “A new type of prosthetics can give you nerve-mimicking experience. What is it?”
2023 Red Skins 101, “The Evolution of Prosthetic Limbs”
2022 Mind Matters News, "What if a prosthetic limb could feel like the real thing?"
2020 UChicago News, “UChicago neuroscientists expand possibilities for realistic prosthetic limbs”
2019 AMI-Audio, “The LUKE Arm”
2019 Gestión, “El ‘brazo Luke’, una prótesis capaz de coger un huevo sin romperlo”
2019 SlashGear, “Prosthetic ‘Luke Arm’ mimics how a hand feels objects”
2019 LabMate Online, “Can Prosthetics Sense Touch?”
2019 MedIndia, “Novel Technology may Help Amputees Touch and Feel Again”
2019 Ankeny Observer, “The Empire Strikes Back – Luke Skywalker Prosthetic Hands”
2019 News Coed, “University of Utah Students Develop Prosthetic System to Regain Senses”
2019 Newz Hook, “‘Luke’ prosthetic limb promises to restore sense of touch to amputees”
2019 We Are The Mighty, “This 'Star Wars' prosthetic helps amputees touch and feel again”
2019 CBR, “Star Wars: A Luke Skywalker-Inspired Prosthetic Arm Lets Amputee Feel Again”
2019 Online Focus, “’Star Wars’-Prothese lässt Menschen Objekte erfühlen”
2019 CTV News, “Experimental prosthetic arm allows amputees to 'feel' again”
2019 Medscape, “The Week That Wasn't: Bionic Hands, Weaponized Ticks, Wellness Shots”
2019 China.org, “U.S. engineers develop robotic arm that can feel things”
2019 Express Digest, “Robotic arm allows amputee to touch and feel again – using only the power of THOUGHT”
2019 Top of Mind, “Biomedical Engineers Pave Way for Prosthetic Arm that Can Move and Feel the Same as a Human Arm”
2019 Constant Wonder, “Robotic LUKE Hand Let Amputee Feel Fingers Again”
2019 Mirror UK, “Brain-controlled robotic arm lets amputee pick grapes and send text messages”
2017 Sputnik News International, “’Simply Move’: Prosthetic Technology Offers New Hope Spinal Cord Injury Victims”
2017 The Times-Picayune, “After Years of Pain, Mandeville Man Ready for Amputation, Bionic Arm”
2017 The Times-Picayune, “Mandeville Army Vet’s Amputation: ‘Pain in the Name of Progress’”
2017 TheWeek, “This Robotic Hand Restores Amputees’ Sense of Touch”
2017 SpinOff, “Users Regain Over 100 Sensations in the Arm”
Utah News Articles
2026 TechBuzz, “University of Utah to Host Neurotechnology Networking and Demo Event”
2025 ABC4, “New AI prosthetic hand learns to grasp objects like a human, Utah researchers report”
2025 KSL TV, “University of Utah engineers build bionic hand with an AI brain”
2025 BioHive, “The BioHive Report 12.2.25: BIOS: Bridging The Brain & Bionics”
2025 Utah Business, “Introducing the 2025 Innovation Awards honorees”
2025 Biosphere, “The Future of Neurotech”
2025 Fox 13, “How the University of Utah is using sci-fi technology to help veterans”
2025 Hoodline, “Sci-Fi Turned Reality: University of Utah's LUKE Arm Steals Spotlight at Big Game with Revolutionary Prosthetic Tech”
2024 Utah Business, “Why the Utah Innovation Fund invested in BIOS”
2023 Deseret News, “Before he was named Sterling Scholar, this high schooler excelled in college-level robotics research”
2020 Utah Business, “
2020 Utah Business, “The bionic arm of the future is here”
2019 Salt Lake Tribune, “University of Utah robotics breakthrough, the LUKE Arm, will be seen at theaters playing ‘Star Wars’ movie”
2019 Deseret News, “University of Utah bioengineers advance thought-controlled prosthetics to sense of touch”
2018 SaltLakeMagazine, “Strange Science, Serious Solutions”
2017 The Daily Utah Chronicle, “LUKE Robotic Arm Pays Tribute to Star Wars”
University Press Releases
2026 One-U Responsible AI Initiative, “Annual Report – 2025”
2026 University of Utah College of Engineering, “U of U and Meta Launch Research to Enable TetraSki and Smart Home Control via Accessible EMG Wristband”
2025 University of Utah, “Towering Breakthroughs at the University of Utah”
2025 One U Responsible AI Initiative, “New Postdocs Will Advance Tutor Chatbots, Bionic Hands, and Understanding of Pollution’s Impact on Reproductive Health”
2025 @theU, “U Engineers Give a Bionic Hand a Mind of It’s Own”
2025 Price College of Engineering, “Using AI, U Engineers Give a Bionic Hand a Mind of its Own to Help with Dexterous Tasks”
2025 University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, “3 U of U Startups Recognized in Utah Business Innovation Awards”
2025 Artificial Intelligence, “AI and Bionics: Restoring Movement and Sensation”
2025 Voices of U of U Health, “Good Notes: Monthly Momentos: May 2025”
2025 University of Utah Health, “Pioneering the Future: Transformative Technologies for a Healthier World”
2025 @theU, “Advanced robot arm showcased at big game”
2024 @theU, “Bionic LUKE Arm faces first test in day-to-day use”
2024 Vice President for Research, “University of Utah launches its first competition for Remote and Austere Conditions Grand Challenge”
2024 @theU, “Responsible AI Summit sets stage for public-private partnerships”
2024 University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, “U researchers leverage I-Corps National Program to increase their new stroke rehabilitation device’s impact”
2023 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “Jacob George Named University of Utah’s 2023 Innovator of the Year”
2023 University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, “Inaugural University of Utah Innovation Awards Recipients Announced”
2023 University of Utah College of Engineering, “Price Engineers Among Inaugural University of Utah Innovation Awards Recipients”
2023 University of Utah Ad Campaign, “Come Home. To Utah”
2023 @theU, “From a sci-fi dream to real-world impact”
2023 Gould Lecture Series, “The Force is with U: Turning Luke Skywalker’s Bionic Arm from Sci-Fi Dream to Real-World Impact”
2023 @theU, “U Center works with teachers to design science education tools”
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2023 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “Trio of ECE Students Earn Prestigious NSF Fellowships”
2023 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “ECE Research Assistant Aaron Wang, A High-School Senior, Earns Utah General Sterling Scholarship”
2023 University of Utah PIVOT Center, “Academia in Action: Getting tech into people’s hands”
2022 University of Utah Biomedical Engineering, “BME PhD Alum, Jake George, Selected for 2022 VITAE”
2022 University of Utah Biomedical Engineering, “BME Students Present Research on Capitol Hill”
2022 University of Utah Biomedical Engineering, “Utah BME Student Wins Second Place at Podium Competition”
2022 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “ECE Student Wins First Place at Podium Competition”
2022 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, "George Receives $200K Grant"
2022 University of Utah Health 360 Connect, “Star Wars-Inspired Prosthetic Lets Amputees Move and Feel”
2022 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “George Featured in The Superposition and Mind Matters News”
2021 @theU, “George Named one of ’30 under 30’”
2021 University of Utah Health, “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Faculty Named One of Forbes’ “30 Under 30””
2021 University of Utah College of Engineering, “George Named One of ’30 Under 30’”
2021 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “George Awarded Ascender Grant”
2021 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “George Awarded Facebook Grant”
2021 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, “George Awarded NVIDIA Jetson Nano Grant”
2021 University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering, "Jacob George Receives NIH Award"
2020 University of Utah Health, “Three U of U Health Scientists Receive High-Risk High-Reward Grants Recognizing Innovation and Impact”
2020 University of Utah Engineering, “Luke Arm Documentary”
2020 University of Utah Biomedical Engineering, “LUKE arm researcher receives NIH award”
2020 University of Utah, “U of U Silicon Slopes Summit 2020”
2019 University of Utah Advertising, “The force is with U”
2019 University of Utah Magazine, “A New Hope”
2019 University of Utah Fall Newsletter, “High Tech High Touch”
2019 Unews, “Prosthetic arm can move and feel”
2019 University of Utah College of Engineering, “Prosthetic Arm that Can ‘Feel’”
2019 University of Utah YouTube, “University of Utah researchers develop LUKE Arm”
2018 University of Utah Twitter, “They call the project "Luke Skywalker." Led by bioengineering professor Greg Clark, a team of U engineers are developing a prosthetic arm that can be controlled by brain waves and provides a sense of touch.”