AFGHAN war hero Ben McBean has been forced to launch a public appeal to buy a new prosthetic arm so he can finally hold his children’s hands. The former Marine lost an arm and leg in Afghanistan when ...

DEKA, the company that invented the Segway and Coke Freestyle, also developed the LUKE arm, formerly known as the DEKA arm. MD+DI noted that Luke Skywalker was outfitted with a similar arm in The ...

Evan Sery is your community reporter for Utica, Shelby Twp., Sterling Heights, Macomb Twp., Clinton Twp., Chesterfield Twp., Harrison Twp., and Mount Clemens. Connect ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The primary obstacle in prosthetic integration is not mechanical but biological. When a limb is amputated, the ...

A new, fully customizable 3D printed socket design is set to transform the prosthetics industry. The reimagined limb socket interface combines highly personalized pressure mapping with AI software and ...

A robotic arm that moves too quickly can feel creepy. One that moves too slowly feels awkward and unhelpful. In a VR study, researchers found that AI-powered prosthetic arms were best accepted when ...

A virtual forearm can bend in a blink. It can also take its time, easing toward a target as if it is thinking about the move. In a new virtual reality study, both extremes felt wrong. When a ...

Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it. By Isabella Kwai The last time Brenda Ogden saw her leg ...

In virtual reality, participants embodied an avatar whose left forearm was replaced by an autonomous prosthetic arm that flexed toward a target at different movement speeds. When AI powered prosthetic ...

Autonomous robotic prostheses can aid individuals with limb loss regain functionality and near-normal appearance. However, to psychologically integrate such limbs into one’s body image, it is ...

Remember a few months ago when LEGO dropped an epic Star Wars set that cost a cool $1,000? The massive Death Star, which is made up of over 9,000 individual pieces, is probably the coolest (and most ...

A clinical trial participant shows his neural-enabled prosthetic arm at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, Oct. 22, 2025. (Ann Brandstadter/DOD) A U.S. soldier participating in a ...