Hugh Herr's legs were amputated below his knees in 1982 after a climbing accident. From his knees down to the floor, he's completely artificial. "I'm titanium, carbon, silicon, a bunch of nuts and ...

When Ubokobong Amanam lost his fingers in an accident he teamed up with his brother John, a special effects artist, to design a prosthetic that suited him – now they run a thriving business ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This prototype prosthetic foot is designed to simulate the anatomy of a real human foot. :: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

A motorless, flexible, waterproof prosthetic foot inspired by the anatomy of the human extremity is the new SoftFoot Pro bionic foot prototype, designed by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genoa ...

Advances such as telemedicine and the use of wireless devices in hospitals have become an accepted part of medical technology, but the notion of replacing limbs with computer-powered devices seems ...

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Biophysicist Hugh Herr was a climbing prodigy. He would spend summers with his Mennonite family from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in far-flung destinations across the United States, ...

Wyatt Halvorsen strode effortlessly down a hallway with a gait so even and natural that, if you didn't see it, you wouldn't know he was walking on a man-made foot and ankle -- a device so ...

A team of Boston surgeons and scientists has developed a new approach to amputation. “My dream as a scientist is that a person with an arm amputation could play a Beethoven piece at normal speeds and ...

At just 15 years old, David Coen’s life was changed forever. “I was in a bad accident, and I cut my legs pretty bad. Both of them, I was laid up for a long time and, you know, went through school and ...