elbow and hand. The result is a full arm or forearm prosthesis that can do things many others cannot. The LUKE Arm, for instance, lets wearers reach overhead, lift relatively heavy objects off the ...

To make that transition easier, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, has launched a $55-million project that pools the efforts of prosthetics ... bend at the elbow, rotate ...

Researchers from Skoltech, prosthetics manufacturer Motorica ... team worked with two patients with arm amputation above the elbow. Each participant had electrodes implanted both near the spinal ...

"The vet thought it was arthritis, and then his elbow swelled ... joining support groups for "tripod dogs" and researching prosthetics. When she saw the cost of custom canine prosthetics, the ...