A research paper by scientists at The University of Electro-Communications developed a new socket and prosthetic hand control system that does not interfere with the wrist joint motion. This allows ...

A U.S. Army soldier is participating in a clinical trial at Walter Reed testing a neural-enabled prosthetic limb designed to ...

For my doctoral dissertation, I developed a novel myoelectric control algorithm that allows for continuous control of the hand posture including all necessary postures used in activities of daily ...

Robotics has long fascinated the mind of the public. Androids, bionic men and exoskeletons populate both the large and small screens. But until recently, the technology seen in pop culture has not ...

A groundbreaking surgical procedure combined with exciting new technological strides is offering new hope and help for amputees. Private Jackson Schroeder, an Army veteran, was one of the early few to ...

At Chris Kort’s midtown Manhattan office, Eric has stopped by to try on his new foot. Kort, prosthetist and president of Prosthetics in Motion, has created a new, lighter device for him to try. It ...

GLEN ALLEN, Va. — The Virginia mother who was critically injured during a shark attack along Florida’s Gulf Coast last summer is raising money to buy a myoelectric prosthetic hand. The GoFundMe ...

US Army Sergeant Glen Lehman was on a routine patrol just outside Baghdad in November of 2008 when an explosion ripped through his tank. It was his first tour of duty. The IED tore Lehman's right arm ...

Prosthetics are largely built to look and function like the limb they’re replacing. But it need not be so. Running prosthetics for lower-leg amputees are more like curved metal springs than the legs ...

ASHLAND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A Virginia woman who lost her hand after she was bitten by a shark is making a remarkable recovery. She now hopes to raise money for a myoelectric prosthetic hand, ...