Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of assistive and medical tools, including ...

A soft robotic hand that feels and moves like a real human hand is developed by researchers from the Italian Institute of ...

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages?

Advancements in neuroprosthetics enable bionic hands to deliver precise tactile sensations, improving quality of life for ...

UChicago scientists are making major progress on a technology designed to give nuanced “feeling” to prosthetic hands, by delivering gentle electrical stimulation to the brain.

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 ...

Users of a bionic hand were able to “feel” sensation in such detail that they could blindly identify a letter of the alphabet ...

A young girl in Utah raised funds to help a Florida child get a much-needed prosthetic arm after insurance denials.

The prosthetic clinic has ordered the hand and made the customized socket that will fit around the end of her arm. But until insurance coverage is sorted out, she can't use it. At this point she ...