When Ian Davis was just 17-years-old, he built a myoelectric prosthetic arm and hand for a high school project.…

Perhaps one of the profound yet underappreciated aspects of being alive is the ability to reach out with your hand…

Last week’s Star Trek: Discovery included a very major revelation for Captain Pike—a divisive one, depending on how…

There are certainly many, many things to celebrate on Game of Thrones. The grandiose directing, sharp writing,…

A nine-year-old dachshund suffering from an unusually large brain tumor just got a new lease on life thanks to the…

Italian anthropologists have documented a remarkable case in which a Medieval-era Italian male not only managed to…

Prosthetic hands have gotten increasingly sophisticated. Many can recreate the complex shape and detail of joints…

After realizing they had an unfair advantage during Nerf battles over a competitor who was missing a hand, the…

An ongoing reexamination of an ancient Egyptian wooden toe is shedding new light on how the remarkable wooden…

Researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed an innovative robotic sleeve that…

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a system that’s enabling a man with…

After losing his left arm to cancer in 2008, Jonny Matheny’s life changed radically. The self-styled West Virginia…

Shirley Anderson of Indiana was in great need of a prosthesis.

When I asked Johnny Matheny if I could shake his hand, I was admittedly a little nervous. The soft-spoken Floridian…

Last week, bioengineering’s most advanced prosthetics were shown off at the world’s largest orthopedics event in…

The world’s largest orthopedics event is happening right now in Leipzig, Germany. From prosthetic legs that enable…

Most of us take the the subtle difference between rough and smooth beneath our fingertips for granted. But a new…

For the first time ever, researchers have successfully demonstrated a system that enables a person to move the…

There are all kinds of exoskeletons out there. Some save you energy. Some help you do heavy work. Some lightly kick…

Last year we told you about Derby, a dog born with underdeveloped legs and paws. Tech firm 3D Systems designed a…