New Study Points to Possibility of Creating Prosthetics with a Sense of Touch
From: Rehab Management - 10/30/2015

A study from neuroscientists from the University of Chicago hints at the
possibility of someday building prosthetics that re-create a sense of touch
via a direct interface with the brain.

This research is part of Revolutionizing Prosthetics, a multi-year Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project that seeks to create a
modular, artificial upper limb that will restore natural motor control and
sensation in amputees. The project has brought together an interdisciplinary
team of experts from government agencies, private companies and academic
institutions, including the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory and the University of Pittsburgh.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rehabpub.com/2015/10/new-study-points-possibility-creating-prosthetics-sense-touch

Read the study, "Restoring the sense of touch with a prosthetic hand through
  a brain interface" at:
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/45/18279.full