A new prosthesis, designed and built by researchers at Case Western University is now capable of using measurements from 20 sensor points to the control grip force of its digits. Incredibly, the ...
Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...
Fifty years ago, the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" hyped a futuristic world of life-changing bionics with the stirring phrase: "We can rebuild him, we have the technology." Cut to 2023, and ...
Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do ...
Losing a hand or limb is a life-changing event, and finding a prosthetic that can truly feel has long been a challenge. For many, traditional prosthetics offer limited movement and no sense of touch, ...
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to help bionic limbs act more like natural ones. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an experimental hand that shares control with the user to carry out tricky ...
THE FUTURE — For most, a disembodied hand inching its way across a table would be something found only in a horror movie or stress-induced dream. But for Tilly Lockey, removing the detachable hand ...
Samoana Matagi was one of the four participants in a study that tested the capabilities of a new bionic hand. Here, Matagi wears the bionic hand on one arm and a common prosthetic called a ...