Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of assistive and medical tools, including ...

It is the first magnetically controlled prosthetic hand that allows amputees ... only magnets and muscles to control the ...

To the right is a replacement pointer finger. The missing digit took the ... Since then he’s constructed several different prosthetic arms, each with its own special purpose.

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate ... For example, participants managed to pinch a card between their fingers while simultaneously unscrewing a water bottle lid or toggling a ...

The investigators say that this prosthetic hand can move each finger separately and has an astounding range of grip configurations. They say that this prosthetic hand can hold a credit card ...

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(JTA) — The rabbi who lost his finger in the April shooting attack on the Chabad of Poway in California has received a lifelike prosthetic finger. The silicone prosthetic is meant to help his ...

On Thingiverse, she’s hit a jackpot: a parametric prosthetic finger project by [Nicholas Brookins], and in no time, printed the first version in resin. The mechanics of the project are ...

Today, we'll take a close look at Yoshikawa's research to develop new types of prostheses that meet the needs of the users. When the brain gives a command to move a finger or hand, a slight amount ...

Special makeup effects artist Mike Marino and his team had to construct a realistic-looking prosthetic hand with detachable fingers. They create the base like any other prosthetic piece.