A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human ...

A lightweight prosthetic hand that can move almost as freely as a human hand can help wearers carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots, combing hair and playing chess. To replicate the ...

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 ...

Using feedback from the prosthetic hand in the form of electrical impulses, the patients succeeded in distinguishing between items of various sizes, as well as between soft and hard objects by touch.

The study, published in Science Robotics, also reports the application of these findings to a soft prosthetic hand, which was successfully tested by individuals with physical impairments.

Dr. Aadeel Akhtar pitched his high-tech Ability Hand prosthetic on a Season 15 episode of "Shark Tank." What has happened to ...

(WWBT/Gray News) - A Virginia woman who lost her hand after she was bitten by a shark is making a remarkable recovery. She now hopes to raise money for a myoelectric prosthetic hand, which has ...