For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine ...

It took some time, but the age of the cyborg is upon us. For the first time, neuromuscular electrodes that enable a prosthetic arm and hand to be controlled by thought have been permanently implanted ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the most advanced prosthetic arms yet is coming to market ...

For many drummers, losing part of an arm could represent a career-ending tragedy. Not Jason Barnes, however. Georgia Tech professor Gil Weinberg has built a robotic prosthesis that not only restores ...

Last Friday, the first patient in the Netherlands received his click-on robotic arm. By means of a new technique, this robotic arm is clicked directly onto the bone. A unique characteristic of this ...

A man who was paralysed from the shoulders down has been able to feed himself and drink as a result of a novel neuro-prosthesis which reconnects his brain with his muscles. A system that decodes brain ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A medical advancement inspired by a "Star Wars" Jedi character is improving the lives of amputees thanks to its innovative range of movements. Junius Moore lost part of his arm ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) - It's a medical breakthrough that could change the lives of amputees. On Thursday, Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics in Manchester, N.H. debuted its new arm prosthesis that moves ...

[JC Sheitan Tenet] lost his right arm when he was 10 years old. As most of us, he was right-handed, so the challenges he had to face by not having an arm become even harder. Have you ever tried to ...

A system that decodes brain signals and transmits them to sensors in the arm has allowed a man paralyzed from the shoulders down to regain movement in his hand and arm, according to the first study to ...

Next milestone in the development of bionic arm prostheses with major contribution from the Medical University of Vienna: in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Center for ...