Doctors in the Netherlands are now testing a new type of prosthetic "click-on" arm that is connected to the patient's existing nerves. It needs a little help from Bluetooth, but the end result is a ...

In April 2011, a paralyzed woman named Cathy Hutchinson lifted a cup for the first time in nearly 15 years, using a robotic arm controlled by her thoughts. Hutchinson was paralyzed when she suffered a ...

Artificial limbs look and function more like real limbs than ever before—but that's only helpful if they are used as intended ...

A robotic arm that moves too quickly can feel creepy. One that moves too slowly feels awkward and unhelpful. In a VR study, researchers found that AI-powered prosthetic arms were best accepted when ...

Humans have been building prosthetics for millennia; the oldest known artificial limb is the "Cairo Toe," discovered in the tomb of a wealthy Egyptian noblewoman and thought to date to 950 BC. By the ...

Topgolf employees probably have to put up with a lot of random aggravating issues: Drunk and disorderly customers, clubs being used incorrectly and even trick shots leading to injuries. This has to be ...

Technology developed at Case Western Reserve University can restore a sense of touch that makes a prosthetic hand feel like a part of one’s own body instead of feeling artificial and disconnected. Now ...

With a wrench in hand, Andrea Modica makes a final adjustment to the gleaming metallic joint on the prosthetic leg strapped to his left thigh. He stands and walks a few steps along the neon-lit ...