BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Bay City man who not only survived cancer but also endured a leg amputation is now spending his days helping others through similar adversity. Nick Harrier's custom ...

A team of four Miami University undergraduate students is working to develop an affordable 3D-printed prosthetic hand that costs less than $100 and can be produced in 36 hours, addressing a shortage ...

Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...

A look at the craftsmanship and precision that Valley Prosthetics and Orthotics puts into fabricating a prosthetic limb or orthotic device tailored to each individual patient. From the moment a ...

Engineers from UC Berkeley are using their genius to lend a helping hand – literally. Researchers at the school’s CITRIS lab are working hard to create low-cost, customizable prosthetics made from 3-D ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking surgical procedure combined with exciting new technological strides is offering new hope and help for amputees. Private Jackson Schroeder, an Army veteran, was one of the early few to ...

Fabrizio Fidati, a 57-year-old amputee, uses the MiniTouch device with his prosthetic to accurately sort cubes of different temperatures. EPFL Caillet Amputees’ hopes to experience the feeling of ...