[HIGHLIGHTS] The bionic touch of amputee Fabrizio: "I felt the warmth of another person with my ghost hand"

MiniTouch allows amputees to perceive temperature, transmitting thermal information from the fingertip of the prosthetic hand to the amputee's residual arm. Sensory feedback is one of the most important steps in allowing people with an amputation to interact with their environment.

Until now, thermal sensations have been ignored in neuroprosthetics research, although there is growing evidence of their importance for everyday life. The MiniTouch device uses electronic components available to anyone on the market, and that its installation does not require surgery.