Electrical signals from wrist muscles can be used to control prosthetic limbs or gloves for virtual reality, but individual differences in skin, age and body size can make it difficult for some people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – 3D printers in a Texarkana elementary school are being used to help people in need in Uganda. “Many ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A few months ago, a fifth grade student at Lakeshore Elementary in Humble noticed a much younger student. The little boy was born without one hand, and Mehkhi Blue made a ...

Graduate student Peyton Young works with a robotic arm controlled by electromyography (EMG) signals. Young has now developed a technique to use pressure measurements from muscles (force myography, FMG ...

Kyle Trivisonno is one of the brains at Human Plant Solutions. He's currently working on a project that uses hemp to make prosthetic limbs. “Having something that moves and kind of transitions with ...

Virtual reality and prosthetics are advancing rapidly thanks to technological innovations, but both are still missing one key element—a sense of touch, also known as haptic feedback. Subscribe to our ...

Building a robotic arm and hand that matches human dexterity is tougher than it looks. We can create aesthetically pleasing ones, very functional ones, but the perfect mix of both? Still a work in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grid of images of the eyes of eight patients who received a prosthetic eye in the new study. Extremely realistic-looking ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: There's a bill moving through the State Capitol that would mandate private health insurance to cover orthotic and prosthetic devices, ...

TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – 3D printers in a Texarkana elementary school are being used to help people in need in Uganda. “Many of them are victims of violence and, it’s just a great opportunity to ...