It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...

The 9-year-old girl’s mother said their insurance provider does not believe the $24,000 bionic arm is “medically necessary” KUTV 2 News/youtube A Utah family is hoping their insurance company will ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

ARM2u is a multidisciplinary biomedical engineering team made up of 15 students on the bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology Engineering, the master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and the ...

David Gathu, left, and Moses Kiuna are self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap - Copyright AFP Ed JONES ...

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

The sensor enables a prosthetic or robotic arm to respond to tactile stimuli with dexterity and precision, such as holding fragile objects like an egg without dropping or damaging them. Smart, ...