Researchers at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China have developed a new vision-integrated ...

For most people, sensing temperature is second nature. You grab a hot cup of coffee and instinctively pull back if it's too warm. You touch a cold glass of water and immediately register the chill.

A team of researchers based in Italy and Switzerland discovered that amputees can feel temperature changes in their phantom limb. For instance, if there’s a heat source pressed to the residual limb, ...

Demonstration of the robotic prosthetic ankle. Electromyographic sensors (on calf at left) capture electrical activity generated by muscles when they are flexed. This signal tells the prosthesis which ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

A prosthetic limb modified with a new device allowed an amputee to detect temperature changes in objects and also sense when they were touching another human being. When you purchase through links on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND (WJW) — The gift of a prosthetic ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a decade after becoming paralyzed from the neck down, Erik Sorto has been unable to perform even the simplest of daily tasks. "That was the ultimate goal: to drink a ...

The skeleton of a middle-aged man who died between 1450 and 1620 was found with a prosthetic hand still attached to his left arm, which replaced four fingers he likely lost through amputation. When ...

Students benefit from specialized lab spaces at Drexel’s Elkins Park campus, equipped with the latest tools and technologies for orthotic and prosthetic fabrication, fitting and assessment. These ...

Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more 'naturally,' improving their stability, according to a new study. Robotic prosthetic ankles that are ...