Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Prosthetic hands typically come in three varieties: purely cosmetic ...

A mechanical hand utilizing DARPA-developed neural technologies has become the first to allow a paralyzed patient to feel physical sensations through a prosthesis. The 28 year-old test subject was ...

Until recently, watches have been entirely mechanical where each wheel, gear, and mechanism representing a milestone in our understanding of precision manufacturing and timekeeping. One of the very ...

Oregon-based mechanical engineer Ian Davis is in the midst of building an extraordinary prosthetic hand. The partial hand—in the videos and pictures below—is stunningly intricate and now, after two ...

British scientists have been awarded £1.4 million to build the world's first Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand. The three-year project aims to connect nerves in the forearm to the prosthetic hand to ...