Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. At 9 years old, Elisa Ynafante Ferreira holds the honorable distinction of ...

KYIV, Ukraine — When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over. But thanks to a new bionic arm, he ...

Patient using bionic hand system to eat a chocolate. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain-machine interfaces. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look ...

A new bionic knee allows amputees to walk faster, climb stairs more easily, and adroitly avoid obstacles, researchers reported in the journal Science. The new prothesis is directly integrated with the ...

The first time Angel Giuffria saw the logo on her bionic hand, she felt a sense of pride. She was born without the lower half of her left arm, and started wearing a prosthesis at six weeks old. Back ...

Can hold up to 20 kilograms. Magnetic interchangeable covers. Lightweight. Easy to use. Good value compared with competition. Striking design (though maybe not to all tastes). Open Bionics, the ...

Bionics and neuroprosthetics are two fields of biomedical engineering that aim to restore or enhance lost functions in people with sensory, motor, or cognitive impairments by designing artificial ...

Last year, researchers at MIT announced that they'd created a bionic leg that integrates directly with an amputee's natural tissue, offering greater spatial awareness, faster walking speeds, and more ...