Yet recent technological advances have opened new exciting possibilities for the development of more comfortable, smarter and ...

Now, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Imperial College London have unveiled a promising solution: a new soft prosthetic hand designed for more intuitive control.

Luckily, New York City-based artist, photographer and IT engineer Paul Hodara came to the rescue and customized a 3D-printed prosthetic finger free of charge. Professors Richard Weir and Jacob ...

The Mia Hand robotic hand, developed by Prensilia, was mounted on a carbon fiber socket containing all the electrical systems, so there are no visible wires once the prosthesis is in place.

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...

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 ...

A CLIP shows how the first-of-its-kind prosthetic hand allows amputees to move by simply thinking. The prosthetic responds to the wearer's brain's signals, allowing them to control the force ...

Now, researchers have developed a temperature-sensitive prosthetic hand that allows amputees to feel both heat and cold in their missing hand. After an amputation, many people experience what we ...

A lightweight prosthetic hand that can move almost as freely as a human hand can help wearers carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots, combing hair and playing chess. To replicate the ...

Her hospital created eight prosthetic fingers which are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Skip to main content You have permission to edit this article. Edit Close Activate Subscribe ...

Archaeologists found a skeleton buried with a prosthetic hand in Germany. The man is believed to have died between 1450 and 1620 at between 30 and 50 years old. The discovery demonstrates advanced ...