![Open Source Hands-Free Mouse Control [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/08/Animouse-no-mouse.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | August 11, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Adaptive technology covers devices that help people compensate for physical and other challenges. Some help people with low vision or blindness, while others may assist people with limited muscle control or missing limbs. One feature that most of these devices share...
![Prosthetic Hand Obeys Multiple Inputs [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/02/Touch-Bionics-i-limb.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | February 10, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable technology comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity. Perhaps the most complex are the powered prosthetic limbs that aim to replace the functions of human hands. We’ve written about other projects (such as the open-source HACKberry...
![Printing New Hands for Children [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/08/e-NABLE-hand.jpg?resize=599%2C277)
by Alfred Poor | August 5, 2015 | Medical
This is an amazing time to be alive. All sorts of new technologies have converged to make the impossible possible. In this particular case, 3D printing, computer-aided design, and digital communications have resulted in a worldwide organization of volunteers who...
![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...
