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World’s First 3D-Printed Eye Offers Digital Prosthetics

A Londoner has received the world's-first 3D printed digital eye as a prosthetic. Promising to cut the time it takes to develop a prosthesis by...

The ‘Wizard of Paws’ Makes Prosthetics to Fit Any Animal – Lending a Human Hand of Compassion

When an animal faces the loss of mobility—especially when there’s an amputation involved—the impact can be devastating. Until not all that long ago, chances...

This Man Learned Robotics on YouTube, Now He’s Creating Affordable 3D Prosthetics For Others—WATCH

As a kid, Easton LaChappelle was always fascinated by robotics and how things worked, leading him to take his passion and learn more about prosthetics engineering. That’s...

Chance Encounter Leads High Schoolers to 3D-Print Dozens of Free Prosthetics for Kids Around the World

These students have made more than 75 prosthetics for children in need—and they even started an after-school club so they could make even more.

Stanford Engineers Create Artificial “Skin” to Allow Prosthetics to Feel

Stanford engineers have created a plastic "skin" that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this...

Boy Gets “Clone Trooper” Arm From a 3-D Printer Prosthetics Enthusiast

Family and friends gathered in a room to help surprise 7-year-old Liam Porter with a new prosthetic arm -- not just any prosthetic, but...

Woman Given New 3D-Printed Windpipe in World First

A biotech company has established a stunning milestone for prosthetics as their firm became the first and only one in the world to produce...

New Prosthetic Hand Allows Man to Sense Temperature: ‘I could feel the warmth of another person’

The first-ever prosthetic limb that allows the wearer to sense temperature and feel the warmth of another person has been created. The MiniTouch device allows...

World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Gives Arkansas Man New Hope After Terrible Accident

In a 21-hour procedure, 140 surgeons and attendants completed the first whole eyeball transplant on a military veteran who had suffered a near-fatal electrocution. Replacing...

Robotic Hand with Bones, Ligaments and Tendons Created for First Time Using 3D Printing

Using new innovations in 3D printing, scientists at ETH Zurich have succeeded for the first time in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments,...

Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids

A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities. The climber, Luke Mortimer,...

Woman Becomes First Human to be Fitted with Nerve and Bone Fused Bionic Limb

A Swedish woman named Karin has become the first person to ever receive a below-the-elbow prosthetic that fuses bone with metal and electrodes. An incredible...

Born Without an Arm She Now Has a Realistic Prosthetic With Painted-on Freckles and Acrylic Nails

A student born without a left arm has a "new lease of life" thanks to her prosthetic limb with painted-on veins, freckles and acrylic...

Good News in History, September 18

72 years ago today, A Streetcar Named Desire, the film based on the play by Tennessee Williams, premiered in New York City. Starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon...

Armless 7-Year-old Boy Gets to Finally Go Fishing–After Donation of a New ‘Hero Arm’ (LOOK)

A seven-year-old boy born without an arm has been able to hold a fishing rod with two hands for the first time. Alex Sparkes spent...

Woman Who Lost Eye As Baby Wears Glitter Eyeballs to Own Her Difference

Rachel Mayta was just 18 months old when her doctor spotted a white glow in her eye which led to her retinoblastoma diagnosis, or...

Robotic Glove that ‘Feels’ Lends a ‘Hand’ to Those Relearning to Play Piano After a Stroke

For those who have suffered a debilitating stroke, simple actions like tying shoes or brushing teeth can become a major challenge. If, however, the person...

A Paralyzed Man Walks Again Using Device that Connects His Thoughts to His Spinal Cord

It's long been supposed that implants could connect prosthetics to the brain in a way that stimulates nervous system commands with electrical signals. Now, this...

Elephant Fitted With a Prosthetic Foot So He’s Able to Walk Again – LOOK

When one is dealing with elephants, everything becomes a bit bigger, a bit more extreme—such as in this video when CPR is delivered via...

13 Years After Losing Both Legs in Afghanistan, Veteran Summits Everest Establishing World Record

A Nepali veteran of the British operations in Afghanistan has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the world's tallest mountain. Hari Budha Magar,...