Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

When the sensors and AI were helping, the participants could "very reliably" grasp a cup and pretend to take a sip, Trout ...

Engineers at the University of Utah have given a bionic hand a mind of ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

The main issue with bionic hands that drives users away from them, George explains, is that they’re difficult to control.

People who have lost their hands due to accidents use robotic hands, but natural movements are difficult. This is because ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have developed ...

A U.S. research team has developed an AI-powered robotic prosthetic hand equipped with sensors on each fingertip. Unlike ...

Scientists integrated proximity and pressure sensors into a commercial bionic hand, and then trained an artificial neural network on grasping postures.

Upper-limb amputees often struggle with everyday tasks due to their limited dexterity. The existing prosthetic hands often lack the fine motor skills and natural movement required for truly ...

Whether you're reaching for a mug, a pencil or someone's hand, you don't need to consciously instruct each of your fingers on ...

Steven Reimer M.S. ’24 stepped back from the table after placing the final sensor on the patient’s arm. Two years of hard work had led to this moment. He had traveled 8,000 miles to Jaipur, India to ...