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 ...

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. By Richard Alleyne and Richardalleyne ...

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 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 ...

Touch Bionics has been at this bionic prosthetics business for a while now, already providing i-Limb solutions to those deprived of the use of their hands or arms. The company's latest innovation is ...

In a middle seat on a recent flight from New York to Florida, Eric Jones quietly enjoyed actions that most other people just accept - such as taking a cup of coffee from the flight attendant and ...

Frank Hrabanek lost four fingers on his left hand as the result of an industrial accident two years ago. Simple tasks such as cutting food, getting dressed and writing became overwhelming obstacles.

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 ...

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, ...

SCIENTISTS today 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 ...

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 ...