After a quarter of brainstorming and designing, a group of McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science students has created a temporary prosthetic arm that is being considered for use by a ...

(WSVN) - We’ve all heard of a prosthetic leg — for a person. But what about a prosthetic flipper for a sea turtle? Yes, it’s real, thanks to a partnership stretching from New England to the Keys. 7’s ...

A Chinese amputee who earned the nickname “Iron Leg Man” has shared the designs of his customized high-tech prosthetic leg so that other amputees can improve their artificial limbs. Liang Kaiyu, 30, ...

For all the neural-controlled, bluetooth-enabled and sport-specific prosthetics humanity has designed over the years, one thing remains constant: most of of them are lousy for climbing rock faces.

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 ...

ARLINGTON — Torrae Owen is 10 years old and knows how to build a working prosthetic hand using some fishing line and 3-D printed plastic parts. It’s a family thing. Her dad, Ivan Owen, helped design ...

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Most prosthetic limb replacements focus on returning regular movements to those who need them. Prosthetic legs move in a natural way, or as best as they can, while prosthetic arms usually have a ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

Some prosthetics require users to flex their muscles to make simple movements. An Atom Limbs prosthesis taps into the signals their brain is sending. Why people should stop designing prosthetics that ...

Annaliese Curtis wins MVP during a D1 National Championship game in 2022. Curtis resigned from the BYU women's rugby team this year as she prepares to graduate and take the Medical College Admission ...

While this hand and arm look like a great design, the fit leaves something to be desired. It is important that a user wear their prosthetic comfortably. The largest limitations with prosthetics are ...