Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg -- the world's first commercially available prosthetic hand that can move each finger separately ...

Using the mind to control prosthetic limbs is a bold idea that is slowly becoming a reality thanks to several important advances in neuroscience and robotics in the last couple of years. Now a team of ...

After Darth Vader lopped off Luke Skywalker’s hand in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” Rebel Alliance doctors installed a prosthetic that immediately moves and feels just like a human hand.

After connecting on Reddit, good samaritan Paul Hodara offered a free 3D-printed prosthetic finger to Adam Cutshall, who called the gesture a “truly selfless act” Adam Cutshall was at his Lincoln, ...

Prosthetic research has progressed rapidly over the past few years, with researchers demonstrating increasingly fine and complex control, in some cases using direct brain connects to facilitate the ...

Giving someone the finger takes on a whole new meaning, thanks to scientists Dani Clode and Tamar Makin. They recently explained to NPR whether people could handle having a third thumb. Believe it or ...

A UNIVERSITY has created a robotic hand that can move like a human. Seoul National University researchers have come together to create a functioning robotic hand, that was made using a 3D printer. The ...

A prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand developed in Japan successfully passed a test by an upper-arm amputee, performing a series of intricate finger motions with more than 90% accuracy.

Former bike mechanic and navy veteran Colin MacDuff made national headlines this spring for the incredible cycle shop feat of essentially turning eight hours of middle-of-the-night sawing and welding ...

Prosthetic limb design is an area where desktop manufacturing has made huge strides, but there’s always room for improvement. For example, take a look at [Ian Davis] and his attempts to design a ...