David Brockman, a retired CalFire captain and avid outdoorsman, built a deck in the backyard of his home last year, without the use of his dominant right hand, which he lost in an accident. The ...

After losing his fingers in a work-related accident, and not being satisfied with digital prosthetics, maker Ian Davis has created his very own mechanical prosthetic fingers which are capable of ...

Pressure sensors are placed at the fingertips of the prosthetic hand, and a camera near its palm (left). The prosthetic hand was tested on a can, an egg, and a USB stick (right). WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, ...

You can probably complete an amazing number of tasks with your hands without looking at them. But if you put on gloves that muffle your sense of touch, many of those simple tasks become frustrating.

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 ...

New Delhi: When Ansh Mishra was in school, he spent his birthday money not on gifts, but on building robots. Now 18, the Prayagraj–based engineering student has developed a brain–controlled robotic ...

For his entire life, Sergio Peralta dreamed about playing catch. When he was born, Peralta said his right hand didn’t fully develop. Instead, he grew tiny fingers at the end of his arm. So he learned ...

When Ubokobong Amanam lost his fingers in an accident he teamed up with his brother John, a special effects artist, to design a prosthetic that suited him – now they run a thriving business On a humid ...