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 ...

When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, ...

For his senior project at Bob Jones University, Bella's older brother Vitaliy created a prosthetic arm for his sister, enabling her to have an easier time doing things she enjoys, like playing cards ...

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 ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

Prashant Gade, founder of the Inali Foundation, chose to stay in India and empower the poor with prosthetic limbs, giving up his dream to study robotics in the US.

Robo-dad reporting for duty. An ex-Marine and father of one who lost an arm in Afghanistan got his power back — and then some — after receiving a custom-made, superhero-like prosthetic replacement ...

Doctors in the Netherlands are now testing a new type of prosthetic "click-on" arm that is connected to the patient's existing nerves. It needs a little help from Bluetooth, but the end result is a ...

The team works with World Cup skeleton parathlete medalist and retired Army veteran on a prosthetic limb warming device ...