The world's first bionic fingers which allow users with damaged hands to pick up a glass, hold cutlery and even write have been developed by British scientists. Richard Alleyne Richardalleyne 08 ...

There are two control strategies that can be employed to power ProDigits: either myoelectric sensors that register muscle signals from the residual finger or palm, or a pressure-sensitive switch input ...

British company Touch Bionics has created the world's first powered bionic fingers that can be used by patients with missing fingers. ProDigits, as the device is called, can help its users bend, touch ...

Maria Antonia Iglesias, from Catalonia, Spain, said the motor-powered devices allow her to pick up a glass, hold cutlery and write for the first time since she lost her digits after an illness. The ...

The fact that the hand is such a debilitating body part to lose has spurred researchers to develop a functional and aesthetically pleasing bionic replacement. While seemingly not as severe as the loss ...

Scottish scientists have created the world's first powered bionic fingers for partial-hand amputees. Called ProDigits, the prosthesis has a silicone skin and movable thumb that allows amputees the ...

The world's first bionic fingers have been unveiled by scientists. Made of tough, lightweight plastic and loaded with tiny motors, they can bend, grip, point and pick up items. The brainchild of ...

As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated ...

Four-year-old Sasha Forrest examines an artificial hand known as Prodigits at the BBC Tomorrow's World Live Exhibition in London's Earls Court. It was designed by a team at the bioengineering centre ...

ERIC JONES sat in a middle seat on a recent flight from the New York area to Florida, but he wasn’t complaining. Instead, he was quietly enjoying actions that many other people might take for granted, ...

Experts have unveiled what they claim are the world's first bionic fingers which they hope will transform the lives of people with missing digits. The motor-powered ProDigits have been developed by ...

ProDigits is the first ever motor-powered system for patients with missing fingers LIVINGSTON, UK and HILLIARD, OH, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ - Touch Bionics, developer of advanced upper-limb bionic ...