The first time Amy Pietrafitta strapped on a bionic limb and took her first steps, the sensation was so realistic, so familiar, and so intuitive, the 47-year-old Plymouth resident cried. It had been ...

A team of scientists are getting closer to the holy grail of brain-powered prosthetics by developing the first advanced-movement prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer’s mind. Zac Vawter, 31 ...

India, March 18 -- A new study published in Science describes a tissue-integrated bionic knee that directly connects ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

HS Hyosung Advanced Materials said Wednesday it has provided a carbon fiber prosthetic leg to Park Chan-jong of Korea’s national para cycling ...

Genoa (Italy), 30 October 2024: Two lower limb prosthetic prototypes developed at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT - Italian Institute of Technology) took the podium at Cybathlon 2024, the ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — Iron Leg, a nonprofit organization founded by Matthew Millhouse and Sean Laukhuff, has significantly impacted the lives of children and teenagers who have lost limbs. The organization ...

HS Hyosung Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang met with Park Chan-jong, a national para-cycling athlete, at the HS Hyosung Advanced Materials headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 11th and personally ...

For decades, paralympians have been landing on the podium thanks to some of the latest advances in the world of prosthetics.

BLACKSHEAR, Ga – You can tell Pam Chaney is a fighter by watching her struggle trying to take a step. Chaney lost her leg to a MRSA infection that developed after knee replacement surgery. She's in ...