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Italian anthropologists have documented a remarkable case in which a Medieval-era Italian male not only managed to…
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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 quadriplegia…
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.
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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 device…
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 you…
Last year we told you about Derby, a dog born with underdeveloped legs and paws. Tech firm 3D Systems designed a pair…
Cutting-edge prosthesis are amazing, but they lack one very important feature: a sense of touch. Now a research team…
A prosthetic hand is about more than just improving the wearer’s physical capabilities. It’s also about improving their…
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