Amputee Feels Texture with Bionic Fingertip
From: R&D Magazine - 03/08/2016

An amputee was able to feel smoothness and roughness in real-time with an
artificial fingertip that was surgically connected to nerves in his upper
arm. Moreover, the nerves of non-amputees can also be stimulated to feel
roughness, without the need of surgery, meaning that prosthetic touch for
amputees can now be developed and safely tested on intact individuals.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2016/03/amputee-feels-texture-bionic-fingertip
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/epfd-aft030416.php
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/03/amputee-feels-texture-bionic-fingertip
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2016/03/amputee-feels-texture-bionic-fingertip
http://actu.epfl.ch/news/amputee-feels-texture-with-a-bionic-fingertip

Links:
Bionic Fingertip Gives Amputee a Sense of Touch
http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/bionic_fingertip_gives_amputee_a_sense_of_touch

Prosthetic Fingertip Helps Enable Amputee to Feel Touch
http://www.rehabpub.com/2016/03/prosthetic-fingertip-helps-enable-amputee-feel-touch

Artificial Fingertip Helps Amputee Sense Textures
http://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/1104-mdb/news/24183

Amputee Feels Texture with Bionic Fingertip (video 1:52)
https://youtu.be/Ebd_Yc0oDZI
http://www.techbriefs.tv/video/Amputee-Feels-Textures-in-Real;Medical