Known as "the real bionic woman," 50-year-old Karin was fitted a few years ago with an advanced robotic limb after losing her right hand in a farming accident A woman from Sweden has become the first ...

Prosthetics unaffordable, inaccessible to many Nigerians Immortal Cosmetic Art hopes to remedy the situation Its humanoid bionic arm works with signals from brain UYO, Nigeria, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Gift ...

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 ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

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 ...

A UK startup has unveiled the world’s first wireless bionic arm, capable of working when detached from the wearer. Bristol-based Open Bionics spent four years developing its latest Hero bionic arm, ...

WEST BRIDGEWATER – When he awoke from a coma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Shaun Melendy, of West Bridgewater, said a doctor was standing at the end of his cot with his parents and his ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...