People with prosthetic arms are teaching robots how to feel and touch like humans, in the hopes of improving their dexterity ...

The Veterans Administration has streamlined the process for a government-approved prosthetic device with an eye on efficiency ...

The latest advance in wearable robotic technology promises to solve a 200-year-old problem by revolutionizing the fit of prosthetic limbs, transforming the lives of millions of amputees worldwide. The ...

Wrist function is a top priority for transradial amputees. However, the combined functional, biomechanical, and cognitive impact of using a powered prosthetic wrist is unclear. Here, we quantify task ...

Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more "naturally," improving their stability, according to a new study from North Carolina State University and ...

Sensory feedback is important for amputees to be able to explore and interact with their environment. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to sense and respond to temperature ...

A newly developed Robotic Prosthetic Leg by North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina improves amputees' movement to the point that it returns the subject to instinctively ...

VA streamlines prosthetic orders, cutting wait times by 42% for thousands of Veterans nationwide.

I've always been a skin care lover. I've had different AM and PM facial skin-care routines, plus one for my body, for as long as I can remember. I even have my "special" rainy day routine. Until ...