After losing his fingers in a work-related accident, and not being satisfied with digital prosthetics, maker Ian Davis has created his very own mechanical prosthetic fingers which are capable of ...

Using the mind to control prosthetic limbs is a bold idea that is slowly becoming a reality thanks to several important advances in neuroscience and robotics in the last couple of years. Now a team of ...

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 ...

Ashraf Mizo is a 21-year-old Sudanese engineering student developing simplified, inexpensive prosthetics through a combination of 3-D printing technology and machine learning to address the pressing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GAUTENG, South Africa (CNN) — “I was in a ...

These silicone aesthetic and functional prostheses are made to look realistic. Each prosthesis is custom-made by taking body measurements. These 3D-printed finger prostheses give greater mobility to ...

The field of prosthetics has made great progress through collaborations of technology, medicine, science, and design. But until now, most functional prosthetic hands have been limited to a grabbing ...

As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated ...

David Edquilang, a recent University of Houston graduate, is the visionary mind behind an innovative finger prosthesis aptly named Lunet, which has garnered acclaim and recognition worldwide. In our ...

A physics student adapted open source plans for a prosthetic hand to build a highly functional, affordable prosthetic, outlines a new report. With a 3D printer and about $15, senior physics major Ryan ...

BALTIMORE — After Darth Vader lopped off Luke Skywalker’s hand in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” Rebel Alliance doctors installed a prosthetic that immediately moves and feels just like a human ...