Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

The BRAVO Laboratory at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in the heart of New York City is making some moves — and that’s ...

Amparo designs and manufactures direct-fit, remouldable prosthetic sockets that enable same-day fittings with easily portable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China have developed a new vision-integrated prosthetic system ...

At the heart of this breakthrough is a surgical procedure known as the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface, or AMI. Unlike traditional amputation methods, the AMI reconnects muscles in the residual ...

Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a novel method for recognizing hand gestures in prosthetic devices using electromyography (EMG) signals. A recent breakthrough in ...

Advanced electronic sensors and circuitry combined with computer modeling and simulation are two of the leading technologies driving developments in robotic control technology for bringing specialized ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have designed a new prosthetic for below-the-knee amputees that ...

A new technology could reduce NHS waiting lists for prosthetic legs by half, a study has found. The software personalises prosthetic leg fittings based on data from previous patients. The data-driven ...

Sensory feedback is important for amputees to be able to explore and interact with their environment. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to sense and respond to temperature ...

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It's an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user's world. Subscribe to our ...