It’s exciting how much 3D printing has enabled us to produce pretty much any shape for any purpose on the fly. Among the most thoughtful uses for the technology that we’ve seen are the many ...

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Prosthetic hands worn by people who have lost their upper limbs due to various reasons, such as accidents or illness, are usually unable to reproduce the minute movements of their fingers. However, a ...

A man who lost three of his fingers in a freak accident has gotten a helping hand. Leo Goodale, a 44-year-old chef from Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England spent his life savings of $12,603 on ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have come up with a better prosthetic hand that uses a hybrid design to carefully grip various objects with just the right amount of pressure. The robotic ...

For Daniley, the new prosthetic allowed him to "recover lost sensations and emotions" A CLIP shows how the first-of-its-kind prosthetic hand allows amputees to move by simply thinking. The prosthetic ...

Upper-limb amputees often struggle with everyday tasks due to their limited dexterity. The existing prosthetic hands often lack the fine motor skills and natural movement required for truly ...

Two humanitarian workers who spent the last ten days in Koshi Province fitting prosthetic hands for amputees say Nepal surprised them, not just with its landscapes, but with its people, their trust ...

A free artificial hand distribution campaign, jointly organized by Karuna Foundation Nepal and The Hand Project, was inaugurated in Itahari on Monday. The week-long initiative will run from November 2 ...

A team of archaeologists have stumbled across an incredible find while excavating a skeleton that dates back to between 1450 and 1620. In a new statement released by the Bavarian State Office for ...