A Styrofoam coffee cup is easy to underestimate. It weighs almost nothing and collapses under the slightest excess pressure. For most people, picking it up is effortless. For someone using a ...

A prosthetic hand for children that is powered and controlled by the wearer's breathing has been developed by scientists at Oxford University. Researchers say the simple lightweight device is not too ...

Scientists have developed a robotic prosthetic hand that offers precision fingertip control. The ultra-light system offers shape-adaptive gripping through simple motion commands. Using an innovative ...

Fabrizio wasn't sure what to expect of his newly outfitted prosthetic hand, until he touched one of the researchers who'd given it to him. "When one of the researchers placed the sensor on his own ...

(WPRI) — When Elisabeth Foley was attacked by a bull shark, she fought back, punching it in the face. “The shark grabbed me by my hand and pulled me under water,” Foley told 12 News. “I immediately ...

Prostheses are having a renaissance. Amputees with $10,000 or more can strap on a mechanical hand that they can actually control with their thoughts, much like they’re using a biological hand. But the ...

Today, for the first time ever, I watched my 6-year-old son use his right hand. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have no right hand? Seriously. Have you? Think about it for a ...

Researchers in Europe have developed a prosthetic hand that gave an Italian man with a missing limb the ability to feel sensations of warmth and coolness when touching various objects. The new device ...

There's still much research to be done before the device is routinely useful. But one man was able to use it to gently grasp his wife's hand and... Keven Walgamott, a real estate agent who lost his ...

Simple device helps determined young violinist. Video produced by Julie Walker. Adia Cardona is a 10-year-old violinist who has exceptional skill for her age and determination to match it. The young ...