European surgeons and engineers have devised a mind-controlled bionic hand that restores function almost as well as a flesh-and-blood transplant, but without the risk of rejection, a research paper ...

Leeds-based prosthetics manufacturer COVVI has partnered with Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, to development technology for use in nuclear environments. Building on Atkins' patented work to ...

A woman fitted with what has been described as the world's most lifelike bionic hand has said it is the small everyday tasks she can now carry out that are making the biggest difference. Nicky Ashwell ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...

A man who lost his left hand is now able to open jars, close a zip and use a screwdriver easily, thanks to a world-first magnetically controlled prosthetic hand. The first-of-it's-kind bionic limb ...

The rugged new limb, described as the world’s stongest bionic arm, has been developed by UK robotics firm Open Bionics with a design inspired by the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 game.

Nerve damage is no joke. Hit the wrong bundle at the wrong time, and you can find parts of your body essentially useless as the brain is unable to communicate with them. So scientists in Vienna had an ...

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