CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)- Psyonic's 'Ability Hand' is giving amputees their power of touch back, one bionic hand at a time. Aadeel Akhtar has made it his life's mission to give amputees a priceless ...

The opinion people have about thieves in general is pretty low, but a thief who broke into the truck of 27-year-old Afghanistan war vet Staff Sgt. Ben Eberle deserves loathing of a special kind. The ...

A San Diego-based bionic company has unveiled a new prosthetic hand that doesn't just grip, but feels as well. The company’s website describes the Psyonic Ability Hand as “the world’s fastest, ...

The human hand is incredibly complex, so designing a bionic replacement is quite a challenge. There are countless movements and grips that a normal hand needs to make, and that variety is what makes ...

Scientists are getting closer to something that wouldn’t look out of place in a science fiction film: bionic limbs that can sense and convey touch to their users. In a new study published this week, ...

Losing a hand or limb is a life-changing event, and finding a prosthetic that can truly feel has long been a challenge. For many, traditional prosthetics offer limited movement and no sense of touch, ...

The team explained that one problem is that most commercial bionic arms and hands have no way of replicating the sense of touch that normally gives people intuitive, reflexive ways of grasping objects ...

Össur has today signed an agreement to acquire Touch Bionics Limited, a leading global provider of innovative upper limb prostheses and supporting services. Touch Bionics has over 120 employees with ...

The most advanced new surgical procedure, AMI, addresses proprioception. This refers to the ability to sense position and movement. In an intact human arm or leg, muscles work in pairs. When a bicep ...

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