![Bionic Hand Released as Open Source [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/Hackberry-hand.jpg?resize=600%2C300)
by Alfred Poor | May 29, 2015 | Health, Medical
The photo shows a futuristic prosthetic hand, complete with opposable thumb and forefinger, articulated wrist, and more. One amazing feature is that this is not a someday-maybe technology demonstration; it is available today. And perhaps most amazing is the fact that...
![Open Source Robotic Hands [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/OpenBionics.jpg?resize=599%2C266)
by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Losing a hand can have a devastating on a person’s independence and quality of life. A functional prosthesis can be an expensive proposition, however. A group of researchers and technology enthusiasts from Yale University and Cornell University in the U.S. and...
![Glove Speeds Rehab for Stroke Victims [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/Music-Glove.jpg?resize=600%2C263)
by Alfred Poor | March 20, 2015 | Medical
The road to recovery for stroke victims and patients with spinal cord or brain injuries often includes the slow and difficult process of retraining the brain to perform simple and routine tasks that most of us take for granted, such as grasping and turning a doorknob....
by Alfred Poor | February 6, 2015 | Medical
After neurological damage cause by stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or disease, patients often have learn how to control their bodies all over again. Swiss-based Hocoma is a world leader in robotic equipment designed to help with the physical...
![Linking to Muscles with Light [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/12/Light-controlled-limbs.jpg?resize=600%2C319)
by Alfred Poor | December 16, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One of the most amazing forms of wearable technology is the robotic prosthetic limb. This technology promises to restore normal use of hands and legs to those who have lost them due to injury or disease. One of the major challenges, however, is to get signals from...
