Researchers at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China have developed a new vision-integrated prosthetic system ...

Holding an egg requires a gentle touch. Squeeze too hard, and you'll make a mess. Opening a water bottle, on the other hand, ...

Chinese scientists developed an object identification system for prosthetic hands to guide appropriate grip strength ...

Holding an egg requires a gentle touch. Squeeze too hard, and you'll make a mess. Opening a water bottle, on the other ...

In a room inside Dankmeyer Prosthetics and Orthotics, employees are making and modifying prosthetic limbs for those who need them. “We’re the interface between the patient and getting their device ...

I’d rather have a hook if I lost my hand in some sort of freak accident, but realize that’s not exactly conducive to typing. Rather than chucking in the tech-blogging for piracy, Mark Stark’s ...

When Gyorgy Levay lost parts of all four extremities, including most of his left arm, to meningitis in 2010, he resolved to make the best of a bad situation. He mastered his state-of-the-art ...

A lightweight prosthetic hand that can move almost as freely as a human hand can help wearers carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots, combing hair and playing chess. To replicate the dexterity ...

New technological advancements with functional prosthetic hands raise graphene nanotubes' potential in allowing them to interact with electronic touchscreens. Young scientists from Motorica, a biomed ...

Steven Reimer M.S. ’24 stepped back from the table after placing the final sensor on the patient’s arm. Two years of hard work had led to this moment. He had traveled 8,000 miles to Jaipur, India to ...