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 ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The first thing 11-year-old Mia Rodríguez says she did with her new prosthetic hands was draw a picture of a kitten. The Uruguayan girl, whose fingers never fully developed, ...

Around ten years ago, fantastic media coverage of 3D printing dramatically increased expectations for the technology. A particular darling of that coverage was the use of 3D-printing for prosthetic ...

Most prosthetic hands today still struggle with a fundamental problem: No two amputees are the same, yet most devices are designed as if they are. That mismatch makes natural, intuitive control ...

Most teens in America are focused on acing their algebra prep and submitting college applications. But a group of high schoolers in Cambridge, Mass., dedicated three months to designing and 3D ...

When Peregrine Hawthorn breaks a finger, all he has to do is improve on the design and print a new one. The 19-year-old from Seattle was born without fingers on his left hand, but in 2013 he learned ...

GLASGOW, Ky. — A Barren County teacher is being called a hometown hero for the months of work he's spent working on a project for one of his students. Earlier this week, Red Cross Elementary ...

Mentor: Jessica Sparks, Ph.D. Globally, thousands of individuals lose limbs and struggle to access affordable, effective, and reliable prosthetics. Commercial myoelectric prosthetic hands are often ...

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Mentors: Dominik Konkolewicz, Ph.D and Dr. Jessica Sparks, Ph.D. Globally, thousands of individuals lose limbs and struggle to access affordable, effective, and reliable prosthetics. Commercial ...