LONDON – Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs. The three men are the first to ...

A newly developed bionic knee could help people with above-the-knee amputations walk and climb with greater ease than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The new prosthesis, described July 10 in ...

What’s just a bit thicker than a human hair and has ten times the capability of a human muscle? Polymer-coated carbon nanotube yarn. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas created this yarn ...

File this in the ‘how have I never heard of this before’ compartment of your mind! An app and a wrap that exercises your muscles, while you do other things. Bionic Gym uses Electrical Muscle ...

Fifty years ago, the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" hyped a futuristic world of life-changing bionics with the stirring phrase: "We can rebuild him, we have the technology." Cut to 2023, and ...

The human fingertip is an exquisitely sensitive instrument for perceiving objects in our environment via the sense of touch. A team of Chinese scientists has mimicked the underlying perceptual ...

At CES 2025, Wisson Robotics turned heads with live demonstrations of their innovative soft robotics systems, powered by the company’s proprietary Pliabot technology. The booth became a major ...

Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...

San Francisco Giants invite Jamie Grohsong to throw ceremonial first pitch at Oracle Park after he learned to play baseball with a bionic hand following an injury.

Fall season, we have liftoff. After a handful of high-profile newcomers failed to excite auds much, NBC’s new take on “Bionic Woman” busted out Wednesday, opening with the net’s best premiere numbers ...