A virtual forearm can bend in a blink. It can also take its time, easing toward a target as if it is thinking about the move. In a new virtual reality study, both extremes felt wrong. When a ...

Advanced electronic sensors and circuitry combined with computer modeling and simulation are two of the leading technologies driving developments in robotic control technology for bringing specialized ...

Around ten years ago, fantastic media coverage of 3D printing dramatically increased expectations for the technology. A particular darling of that coverage was the use of 3D-printing for prosthetic ...

Blood pressure monitors, prosthetic limbs and smart glasses for surgeons were among the products honored by the CES Innovation Awards program at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CES ...

Researchers are paving the way for the design of bionic limbs that feel natural to users. They demonstrate the connection between hand movement patterns and motoneuron control patterns. The study, ...

The BRAVO Laboratory at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in the heart of New York City is making some moves — and that’s just how Cesar Jimenez, a 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and avid marathoner ...

Users of a bionic hand were able to “feel” sensation in such detail that they could blindly identify a letter of the alphabet by tracing it with a fingertip, and users of a bionic arm could control a ...

We all have a sense of ownership over our bodies, a feeling that our limbs are an undeniable part of us. This sense of embodiment is key to how we interact with the world. However, the innate sense of ...

Cyborgs are here -- or, at least, they're in DARPA laboratories. For a while now, the Defense Department agency, alongside civilian researchers, has been working to develop prosthetic limbs that can ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm powered by electric signals from the user’s muscles. Manufactured by Manchester, ...