Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and the University of Utah School of Medicine have teamed for an NIH-backed project to create a bioengineered robotic hand with a sense of touch. The "living" robotic hand is anticipated to have a functioning nervous system through a network of sensors and actuators. The project, "Virtual Neuroprosthesis: Restoring Autonomy to People Suffering from Neurotrauma," was awarded a four-year $1.3 million grant from NIH's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.