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Learn more about Afference through recent earned media coverage.

CES 2024 Innovation Award Honoree

Afference wins the sought after Innovation Honoree Award at CES 2024.

I tried a gadget that could totally change how you interact with your PC

I demoed a new device that may bridge the gap between what you see and what you feel while computing.

Afference raises $1.5M to develop wearable neural interface platform

Afference announced today that it has raised $1.5 million in funding to develop its new neural interface (or “artificial sensation”) platform, called Phantom. Konvoy led the round.

Why We Invested in Afference

The next age of computing is upon us and is now called "spatial computing". The industry is undergoing a transition towards a novel medium for...

Advancements in Prosthetics Limb Technology Allow Feeling, Control

Technological advances in prosthetic limbs are returning a sense of touch to amputees. Scott Pelley reports on the breakthrough technology.

Restoring a Lost Sense of Touch

As scientists help an industrial worker regain his sense of touch through a prosthetic arm, we learn about the mechanics of human touch.

The Audacious Science Pushing the Boundaries of Human Touch

It's the first sensation we feel, our most primal connection to others. Can implants and electrical signaling replicate the experience of touch?

Sensors, rewiring nerves could help prosthetics feel real

How sensors, rewiring nerves could help prosthetics feel and function like real limbs.

For Amputees, Reactivating the Sense of Touch

When Keith Vonderhuevel lost his arm in a factory accident, he never thought that he'd be able to feel his hand again. That may very well change.

A Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel

An innovative prosthetic hand is allowing people to feel again.