Bionic arms for kids have a come long way from where they started 10 years ago in Central Florida. They couldn’t hold much. They were costly to make and replace for growing kids. And they didn’t have ...

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An international research team involving scientists from Italy, Australia, Sweden, and the United States has made a remarkable breakthrough in bionic arm technology. Their pioneering work has led to ...

UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, she has navigated through her life with only one fully developed hand. "I grew up to ...

It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Albert Manero said he was stuck in traffic listening to the radio when he heard an interview with a man who built 3-D-printed mechanical hands. When he returned to his research lab on ...

In a remarkable turn of events, Sarah has overcome the odds after a devastating train accident that resulted in the loss of her right arm and leg. Her life has been transformed by an AI-powered bionic ...

A farmer who lost his arm in a harvester accident has become the first NHS patient to be fitted with the world’s most advanced bionic limb. Ashley Herbert was just 24 when his right hand got caught in ...

ORLANDO, Fla -- Most bionic prosthetics for amputees cost at least $10,000. Pair that with a constantly growing child and most parents of children with congenital limb difference can't even consider a ...

Three children are feeling pure joy this December about "the best Christmas present in the world." Ettie Baker, age 8, Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, age 8, and Finn Jarvis, age 11, were all given ...

Kate Jorgenson has played volleyball and basketball and swum competitively without her left arm, which she lost above the elbow in an ATV accident two years ago. But then there are tasks such as ...

Danielle Green’s arm weighs the same as canned corned beef. It’s battery-powered, can easily lift 35kg and is inspired by Call of Duty. Danielle, a US Army veteran, has become the first person in the ...