Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Hopkins University physicians and biomedical engineers have succeeded in developing a prosthetic arm that is controlled by the mind. More importantly, the arm can wiggle all its fingers ...

If you’re holding a bunny, you can feel the fluffy fur and the warm body in your hands. You can also gauge how hard you’re holding it. But if you have a prosthetic arm or hand, you have to be super ...

A 12-year-old Nampa boy used a unique skill to help a neighbor in need. Trevin Edwards built a prosthetic finger for his neighbor, Daniel Haney, after Haney had an accident at work. Haney is a ...

When South African craftsman Richard Van As lost most of the fingers from his right hand in an industrial accident, he decided to try and create a prosthetic finger to regain some of his lost mobility ...

A prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand developed in Japan successfully passed a test by an upper-arm amputee, performing a series of intricate finger motions with more than 90% accuracy.

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