Hugh Herr's legs were amputated below his knees in 1982 after a climbing accident. From his knees down to the floor, he's completely artificial. "I'm titanium, carbon, silicon, a bunch of nuts and ...

A new surgery maintains the sensation of limb control after an amputation. When paired with a bionic leg designed by MIT's Hugh Herr, amputees can... Bionic limbs can now feel 'real' thanks to new ...

Thanks to major advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, scientists and manufacturers can now offer wearers of bionic limbs devices that redefine what it means to use a prosthesis. A couple ...

A patient dubbed “the real bionic woman” has become the first to receive a robotic limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems. Karin, a 50-year-old woman from Sweden, had the intelligent ...

In recent years, the field of prosthetics has seen remarkable innovations, one of which is the development of pain-sensing bionic limbs. By emulating the natural functionality and pain perception of ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

Deus Ex is a popular video game set in the near future detailing the conflict that can arise from mankind’s robotic augmentation but the series is intent on making a real world impact by collaborating ...

Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the subject of intensive research. Now, scientists at the Medical University of ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over. But thanks to a new bionic ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Hugh Herr lost both of his legs in a climbing accident at age 17. Today, he runs the Biomechatronics group at the MIT Media... Hugh Herr's legs were amputated below his knees in ...

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Augmenting Humans. A new surgery maintains the sensation of limb control after an amputation. When paired with a bionic leg designed by MIT's Hugh Herr, amputees ...