Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic ...

The best example was when it nimbly picked up a thin ... and tissue working together. That's what we want our prosthetic hand to achieve. This is new territory for robotics and prosthetics, which ...

Now, researchers have developed a temperature-sensitive prosthetic hand that allows amputees to feel both heat and cold in their missing hand. After an amputation, many people experience what we ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have come up with a better prosthetic hand that uses a hybrid design to carefully grip various objects with just the right amount of pressure. The robotic ...

O&P professionals may work in both orthotics and prosthetics, or they may choose to specialize in one. Orthotists are specifically trained to work with medical supportive devices, such as braces and ...