Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm. A prototype of this radical design has been successfully ...
Benjamin Choi developed a low-cost robotic arm. Credit: Society for Science Artificial limb technology has come a long way since the first prosthetic—a big toe made of wood and leather developed in ...
Since the early 2000s, private companies, governments, and research labs have been developing prosthesis that are a lot more advanced than previous designs. WIRED talked with Easton LaChapelle, ...