Video: Bionic limbs giving new life to amputees

War survivor creates bionic limbs

Seeing people have their limbs cut off in Sierra Leone's civil war inspired one man to create incredible bionic limbs to help amputees the world over.

cnn.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

War survivor creates bionic body parts

Seeing people have their limbs cut off in Sierra Leone's civil war inspired one man to create incredible bionic limbs to help amputees the world over.

cnn.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

New Bionic Hand Prosthesis Called First To Give Amputees Sense Of Touch

In what some are calling a bionic hand breakthrough, scientists in Switzerland reported the development of a "smart" artificial hand that lets amputees feel what they're touching or holding.

palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

Bionic Hand Breakthrough To Restore Touch To Amputees

Amputees may be able to truly 'feel' objects for the first time later this year, after a breakthrough innovation could allow bionic limbs to be wired directly to the nervous system. Without touch feedback, controlling robotic limbs accurately and picking up objects is very difficult. But Silvestro Micera of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland says he...

huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 3 days ago)

Even non-amputees experience phantom limbs

A NEW study's found that the sensation of phantom limbs isn't just for amputees.    

news.com.au (1 month and 10 days ago)

Video: Bionic legs guarantee for amputees

independent.co.uk (3 months and 2 days ago)

'Bionic legs' for service personnel

Wounded service personnel have welcomed a government move to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.

standard.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)

Young innovators changing Africa

A new generation of tech innovators can rewrite Africa's story, says David Sengeh,an MIT researcher from Sierra Leone, who builds bionic limbs for amputees.

cnn.com (29 days ago)

App lets amputees program bionic hands

By The Associated Press, The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic ...

triblive.com (19 days ago)

New bionic hand may let amputees feel again

Thanks to wiring that connects it directly into the nervous system, a new bionic hand may one day return dexterity and the sensation of touch to an amputee.

foxnews.com (3 months and 3 days ago)