Researchers printed a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons for the first timeThis new tech makes it much easier to combine soft and rigid materials.By L. Bonk, 11.15.2023
Brain-machine interface helped a man with paralysis feed himself using robotic armsA new technique lets people control bionic arms with little mental effort.By J. Fingas, 06.28.2022
Netflix’s ‘Sexy Beasts’ puts hot people in furry prosthetics for blind datesI sure hope Panda Girl and Bull Guy get together!By D. Hardawar, 06.23.2021
Hitting the Books: This $80 prosthetic has helped millions walk againThe low-tech Jaipur Foot only takes a day to make.By A. Tarantola, 08.22.2020
Scientists create a cyborg eye that mimics the real thingIt could even be powered by sunlight.By J. Fingas, 05.20.2020
Intel's ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving carsThey can crunch AI tasks 1,000 times faster than CPUs. By S. Dent, 07.15.2019
Synthetic fiber 'muscles' could lead to brawny robots and prostheticsThey can carry many times their own weight.By J. Fingas, 07.14.2019
AI-tuned robotic knee helps amputees walk within minutesYou wouldn't need to spend hours adjusting prosthetics.By J. Fingas, 01.28.2019
Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track their own useThey could be used to monitor devices like smart pill bottles or prosthetics.By M. Locklear, 10.10.2018
AT&T's LTE-M device can help doctors perfect prosthetic limbsThe device gives medical professionals a look into a patient's daily experiences.By M. Moon, 09.11.2018
Rugged e-skin can heal its cuts and scrapesIt helps you feel temperature and pressure, but it can also take damage.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2018
A US Paralympian designed Team USA's snowboard prostheticsHow Mike Schultz went from pro snowmobiler to Paralympic athlete.By A. Tarantola, 02.05.2018
Jellyfish-inspired e-skin glows when it's in 'pain'It can sense a wider range of pressure than other artificial skins.By M. Locklear, 11.01.2017
Haptic feedback gives prosthetics 'muscle sense'Users will be able to feel the position of their mechanical hands without lookingBy A. Tarantola, 05.30.2017
ICYMI: A prosthetic hand with two sensesThe better to grab objects with, my dearBy A. Bouman, 05.05.2017
'Intuitive' prosthetic hand sees what it's touchingIt reacts in milliseconds with one of four programmed grasps.By A. Tarantola, 05.03.2017
The first Cybathlon pushed the limits of bionic technologySuperhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Episode 5By M. Lalwani, 10.20.2016
Powered prosthetics turn mundane tasks into monumental featsSuperhumans: Inside the world's first cyborg games - Episode 3By M. Lalwani, 09.27.2016
ICYMI: Area man gets robo-legs and scientists invent brain dustPlus, all the news you were too busy to read the first time around!By A. Tarantola, 08.06.2016