The world is edging closer to creating fully functional prosthetic limbs, with the first clinical bionic attachment connected directly to the nervous and skeletal systems, plus artificial intelligence ...

A man with an amputated arm has been given a bionic hand in a surgical breakthrough in Sweden. A study published in Science Translational Medicine on July 12 shows how the patient can now control the ...

Scientists have developed a robotic prosthetic hand that offers precision fingertip control. The ultra-light system offers shape-adaptive gripping through simple motion commands. Using an innovative ...

The Mia Hand prosthetic, fused with bone and connected to the nervous system, has given its owner a new lease on life and much less phantom pain. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists appear to have ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Dennis Aabo Sorensen lost his left hand when a firework rocket he was holding exploded during New Year's Eve celebrations 10 years ago, and he never expected to feel anything with ...

For most people, sensing temperature is second nature. You grab a hot cup of coffee and instinctively pull back if it's too warm. You touch a cold glass of water and immediately register the chill.

Keven Walgamott wasn’t sure what to expect when scientists first hooked up what was left of his arm to a computer. Last year — 14 years after he lost his hand and part of his arm in an electrical ...

Researchers have found that the nerve cells (neurons) controlling sensation and movement of the hands show injury-induced changes for years after hand amputation, reattachment or transplant. The small ...

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world. Historical ...