07-02-2026WORLD CHANGING IDEAS

From lifelike hands to gamified nudges, how technology is reshaping the future of healthcare

While design is crucial to make prosthetics or robot pants people actually want to wear, lessons from loyalty programs could also incentivize people to visit the doctor.

[Photo: Poll Bravo for Johns Hopkins University]

BY Anna-Louise Jackson

Whether designing a pair of robot pants or a prosthetic limb or a healthcare app, it’s important that people feel they’re getting a personalized upgrade—not just a solution.

Consider prosthetic limbs. While this century has seen huge advancements in design and functionality, the........

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