by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2020 | Enabling Tech
It’s fair to say most of us don’t think about how we move our hands and fingers when we use them for common tasks. We focus on hand and finger positions when we learn new skills such as knitting or try to perfect skills such as holding a golf club, but...
by Alfred Poor | June 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Captain Hook made prosthetic hands famous, but his was not capable of movement and had limited functionality. Today, low-cost movable prosthetic hands are fabricated quickly and inexpensively using 3D printing technology. And we now have powered prosthetic hands, but...
by Jim Ware | November 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Research at the University of North Carolina shows lower-limb amputees could benefit from load-adaptive wearable robotics. While multiple studies examine the ways powered devices help amputees walk on level ground, few delve into the effects of real-world challenges...
![NHS Program Pilots Free 3D-Printed Prosthetic Hands [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/06/NHS-OpenBioincs-free-hand-pilot-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | June 21, 2017 | General News, Health
It can be inspiring and instructive to observe an innovative company progress to its goal of solving a huge problem. In this case, the issue is the high cost of and long wait time for prosthetic hands. We’ve been following Open Bionics for three years and...
![Learning to Control a Phantom Hand [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/ASU-prosthetic-feedback.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
Amputees often report that they can feel a “phantom limb” where theirs used to be. One of the great challenges is not just to create prosthetic replacements that the patient can control, but that also provide sensations as they are used. This closing of...
