While mind-controlled prosthetics still rely on expensive amplifiers & electrode arrays, a 16-year-old has built a functional ...

Doctors in the Netherlands are now testing a new type of prosthetic "click-on" arm that is connected to the patient's existing nerves. It needs a little help from Bluetooth, but the end result is a ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Army News Service, Feb. 1, 2012) -- A robotic arm, dubbed "Luke," after the Jedi with the mechanical hand, served as the centerpiece for a Jan. 31 discussion here regarding ...

Robo-dad reporting for duty. An ex-Marine and father of one who lost an arm in Afghanistan got his power back — and then some — after receiving a custom-made, superhero-like prosthetic replacement ...

For his senior project at Bob Jones University, Bella's older brother Vitaliy created a prosthetic arm for his sister, enabling her to have an easier time doing things she enjoys, like playing cards ...

When the Students in Cal State Fullerton’s new Additive Manufacturing Engineering course were presented with the real-world task to create a prosthesis that could enhance the quality of life for a ...

Because prosthetic arms available today don't have the capability to receive these more complex commands, Kuiken's team used two new robotic arms, designed as part of the Defense Advanced Research ...

In 2014, Alex Pring was gifted a 3D-printed prosthetic arm by “Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr., made by student engineers at UCF. These days Pring is doing a bit of heroic work of his own. According ...