NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Army News Service, Feb. 1, 2012) -- A robotic arm, dubbed "Luke," after the Jedi with the mechanical hand, served as the centerpiece for a Jan. 31 discussion here regarding ...

There are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Small prosthetics company Unlimited Tomorrow in Rhinebeck, N.Y., is ...

Prosthetics are a godsend for people who have lost their limbs. Using a prosthesis, those individuals can regain their ability to walk or grab things. However, most artificial limbs have utilitarian ...

Now advancements in technology to help people feel. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien had much of his left arm amputated last year after an accident while on a reporting trip for the "NewsHour." He ...

A system that decodes brain signals and transmits them to sensors in the arm has allowed a man paralyzed from the shoulders down to regain movement in his hand and arm, according to the first study to ...

It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...