Prosthetic limbs have come a really long way from being peg legs, hooks, and whatnot. The most advanced ones right now are often imbued with advanced robotics, which offer far more function and a ...
Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...
Scientists have developed sensor technology for a robotic prosthetic arm that detects signals from nerves in the spinal cord. To control the prosthetic, the patient has to think like they are ...
About 17 years ago, Keven Walgamott lost his left hand and part of his forearm in an electrical accident. Now, Walgamott can use his thoughts to tell the fingers of his bionic hand to pick up eggs and ...
This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Scott Pelley reports on innovations in the technology of prosthetics. It is a subject he has been following on the broadcast for more than a decade. To mark the ...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Two local prosthetists are making a global impact. Chris Perry and Mike Schroeder from Perry Prosthetics just got back from Ukraine after fitting amputee soldiers with prosthetic ...
Lately, I have been thinking about getting a new arm. With the profusion of lower-cost and 3D-printed prosthetic arms on the market, I’ve been hoping to finally find one that fits well. While shopping ...
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 ...
There are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Small prosthetics company Unlimited Tomorrow in Rhinebeck, N.Y., is ...
It’s estimated that 10,000 people in Ukraine have lost at least one limb due to the ongoing war with Russia. Ukrainians who have lost limbs fighting for their country in the war against Russia are now ...
In the United States, approximately 185,000 people have an amputation each year, 507 people lose a limb each day, and 2.1 million people currently live with limb loss. By 2050, this number will reach ...
From space labs to hospital operating rooms, American technologists pride themselves on being able to miniaturize the most delicate equipment. But last week it was a Russian achievement that stirred ...