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, ...

After months of anticipation, a young boy who lost most of his fingers in a fiery and deadly car crash is the owner of two new prosthetic hands made just for him by a team of Cal Poly engineering ...

Our hands are works of art. A rigid skeleton provides structure. Muscles adjust to different weights. Our skin, embedded with touch, pressure, and temperature sensors, provides immediate feedback on ...

Researchers have built a prosthetic hand that, with the help of artificial intelligence, can act a lot more like a natural one. The key is to have the hand recognize when the user wants to do ...

There are probably over a million people in the U.S. who could use a prosthetic arm and dearly want one. That includes those who have suffered amputations or accidents and those born with congenital ...