![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 Leg Produces Normal Gait [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/Biom-ankle-system.jpg?resize=599%2C284)
by Alfred Poor | June 8, 2015 | Medical
Human bi-pedal walking is nothing short of an engineering miracle. And running? Forget about it! Balance, the shifting of support from one part of the foot to another, and then to the other foot entirely: it’s all mind-bogglingly complex. And when people lose a...
![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...
![CES 2015: More Than a Sensor for Your Sole [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Veristride.jpg?resize=600%2C288)
by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
This photo shows a smart insole for shoes. As you might expect, this device can do a much more accurate job of counting your steps than any wrist-worn fitness band can possibly do. But that’s not why it was created. This device is the work of a group of...
