A team of orthopedists, industrial designers and patients worked with scientists from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy, on the artificial hand named Hannes. The limb was designed to ...

Body-powered prosthetics specialist Metacarpal has secured £800,000 in seed funding to accelerate its technology development and improve the lives of amputees. Edinburgh-based Metacarpal said it has ...

Metacarpal – a UK startup behind what is thought to be the world’s first mechanical bionic hand – has secured £800,000 in seed funding. Metacarpal's CEO Fergal Mackie Credit: Metacarpal The funding ...

A biomimetic prosthetic hand has been developed by Italian researchers that can replicate the behaviours of the human hand. The hand, called Hannes, is able to restore over 90 per cent of ...

Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. The technology could also be used to help restore lost functionality to patients after a stroke.

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, ...

Students at The University of Manchester have designed and built a 3D printed, low-cost robotic prosthetic hand that could provide a much cheaper alternative for amputees. The hand’s joints are all ...

Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a novel method for recognizing hand gestures in prosthetic devices using electromyography (EMG) signals. A recent breakthrough in ...

Researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology and The University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have developed a new method to improve the functionality of bionic prosthetic hands. The ...

Dr Ravinder Dahiya has developed the skin for prosthetic hands A synthetic skin for prosthetics limbs that can generate its own energy from solar power has been developed by engineers from Glasgow ...