A virtual forearm can bend in a blink. It can also take its time, easing toward a target as if it is thinking about the move. In a new virtual reality study, both extremes felt wrong. When a ...

A robotic arm that moves too quickly can feel creepy. One that moves too slowly feels awkward and unhelpful. In a VR study, researchers found that AI-powered prosthetic arms were best accepted when ...

Human hands assembled plastic fingers. Members of Cavalimbs, an organization comprising mostly University of Virginia ...

A clinical trial participant shows his neural-enabled prosthetic arm at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, Oct. 22, 2025. (Ann Brandstadter/DOD) A U.S. soldier participating in a ...

A prosthetic limb modified with a new device allowed an amputee to detect temperature changes in objects and also sense when they were touching another human being. For the first time, scientists ...

A glove and armband that gives people with upper limb prosthetics a sense of touch through haptic feedback is in development at the University of Bath, with unique at-home trials set to begin in the ...