HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A few months ago, a fifth grade student at Lakeshore Elementary in Humble noticed a much younger student. The little boy was born without one hand, and Mehkhi Blue made a ...

The loss of a limb following an injury, accident or disease can greatly reduce quality of life, making it harder for people to engage in daily activities. Yet recent technological advances have opened ...

(NEW YORK) — These middle school students on Long Island, New York, are quite literally lending a helping hand. Since late November of last year, a group eighth-grade students from Howard B. Mattlin ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Some high school students in Manhattan are using their math lessons to lend a literal helping hand. They've created and built a prosthetic using a 3-D printer. It's not your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China have developed a new vision-integrated prosthetic system ...

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, ...

Engineers from UC Berkeley are using their genius to lend a helping hand – literally. Researchers at the school’s CITRIS lab are working hard to create low-cost, customizable prosthetics made from 3-D ...

Pressure sensors are placed at the fingertips of the prosthetic hand, and a camera near its palm (left). The prosthetic hand was tested on a can, an egg, and a USB stick (right). WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, ...

Artificial intelligence is beginning to change how people with upper-limb loss interact with prosthetic technology, with researchers at Newcastle University developing an AI “co-pilot” system designed ...