To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world. Historical ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered a centuries-old skeleton complete with a metal prosthetic hand to replace four missing fingers. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation said in a ...

"The special thing is that we don't find prosthetic hands very often, especially not ones that are around 500 years old. In Central Europe, only around 50 arm or hand prostheses from this time period ...

Genoa/Bologna (Italy), 23 September 2020 - The biomimetic prosthetic hand Hannes is featured on Science Robotics' cover today; in the current issue researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia ...

The first time Angel Giuffria saw the logo on her bionic hand, she felt a sense of pride. She was born without the lower half of her left arm, and started wearing a prosthesis at six weeks old. Back ...

Karin's life took a dramatic turn when a farming accident claimed her right arm over 20 years ago. Since then, she endured excruciating phantom limb pain. “It felt like I constantly had my hand in a ...

The implant has taken place in Sweden, involving a patient with a hand amputation. The technology, developed at Chalmers University of Technology, is an osseo-neuromuscular implant designed and built ...

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...