It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...

After this loss, accessing and affording traditional prosthetic devices can present their own challenge to these individuals, who are often in developing countries with limited medical care. A group ...

When Peregrine Hawthorn breaks a finger, all he has to do is improve on the design and print a new one. The 19-year-old from Seattle was born without fingers on his left hand, but in 2013 he learned ...

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A veteran-owned prosthetics and orthotics clinic has opened a second location in Bay County, bringing 3D printing technology to Northwest Florida patients who ...

A group of high school students in metro Detroit used a 3D printer to create a life-changing prosthetic arm for a 10-year-old boy on the other side of the state.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Lindsay Wildlife Experience and anonymous tech designers have joined forces to create a first-of-its kind 3D printed leg for an injured owl. Lindsay Wildlife Experience is a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.