A prosthetic hand substitutes a limb that may have been missing at birth or that is lost later in life. They can be classified into several types according to their functions, and the myoelectric ...

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...

We speak to the team at DeTOP, the project behind the breakthrough bionic hand that's ready to revolutionise the world of prosthetics. The magnitude of losing a limb is something that's difficult to ...

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, ...

A group of middle schoolers in Warsaw is making a prosthetic hand for their classmate.This creative project is led by ...

Heidi Hausse received funding from the Herzog August Bibliothek; the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine; the American Council of Learned Societies; the Huntington Library; the ...

A 2023 review published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases notes that while amputation remains a major cause of disability in India, only about 5% of individuals have access to prosthetic devices.

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 ...

Patients who lost a hand in an accident use robotic hands, but it is hard to move them naturally. That is because robotic hands perform only preprogrammed motions and cannot handle unexpected ...