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We'll be doing our very best to bring you the latest information about prosthetic devices, amputees making headlines, and maybe a little humor as well. 

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Retractable-spike winter boots give ice a kick in the rear

Steel-spiked winter boots may be great on the ice, but on bare concrete or flooring – not so much. It was with this in mind that Canadian entrepreneur Darrell Bachmann created KickSpike boots, which feature spikes that pop in or out of the sole at the kick of a button.

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Was This Man a Bronze-Age Cyborg? His Metal Hand May Have Been a Prosthetic.

Treasure hunters in Switzerland have unearthed a hand-some artifact: a 3,500-year-old bronze hand outfitted with a gold cuff, Swiss archaeologists announced last week.

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Küschall makes Superstar wheelchair light and strong with some help from graphene

The Superstar's is reckoned to be lighter and tougher than classic carbon-fiber-based wheelchairs

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Northwell Health's amphibious 3D printed leg prosthesis 'The Fin' helps veteran swim again

New York-based healthcare provider Northwell Health has provided Marine Corps veteran Dan Lasko with what could be the world’s first 3D printed amphibious prosthetic leg. 

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Zimbabwe crocodile attack bride tells of renewed hope

Just five days before this footage was taken, Zanele Ndlovu was fighting for her life as a crocodile pulled her beneath the surface of the Zambezi River.

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Four-fingered pianist wows Edina, MN, students.

A little inspiration for the day.

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New tech automatically 'tunes' powered prosthetics while walking

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed software that allows powered prosthetics to tune themselves automatically

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Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural

A new surgical technique could allow prosthetic limbs to feel much more like natural limbs. 

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The world’s most advanced bionic hand

A prosthetic hand, which provides a sense of touch acute enough to handle an egg, has been completed and is now exploited by the NEBIAS project after 10 years of research. 

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Georgia Tech’s New Prosthetic Arm Enables Amputees to Control Each Individual Finger

Jason Barnes lost his right arm in 2012, and consequently his ability to play the drums and piano. In 2014, Georgia Tech created a prosthetic arm that enabled him to play the drums. Now, in 2017, it's given him the means to play the piano again.

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