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 ...

Metacarpal has announced the global launch of Metacarpal GEM, what it calls the next evolution in human-powered upper-limb prosthetics. The Edinburgh-based prosthetics start-up was founded by Fergal ...

UK startup Metacarpal has unveiled what it claims is a world-first prosthetic for upper limbs, delivering fine motor control with no electronic components.

The new air-powered hand provides a lightweight, low-maintenance and easy-to-use body-powered prosthetic option particularly well suited for children and those in low and middle-income countries. A ...

Prosthetic arm. Image by StarWarsRey. CC BY-SA 4.0 Prosthetic arm. Image by StarWarsRey. CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers have developed a new breath-driven concept set to transform access to hand prosthetics ...

TikTok creator and Indigenous activist Natasha Baggett has gone viral on the app after sharing details of her day-to-day life using prosthetic fingers—and while much of the engagement with her videos ...

If you wear glasses, you may have realized your visual deficit can also be an unexpected style boon. Thanks to a company combining wearable robotics with stunning (and newly award-winning) design, the ...

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 ...

Prosthetics designers are coming up with new ways to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin. Many mornings, Dani Clode wakes up, straps a robotic thumb to one of her hands, and gets to ...

The new air-powered hand provides a lightweight, low-maintenance and easy-to-use body-powered prosthetic option particularly well suited for children and those in low and middle-income countries. The ...