A teenager from Colorado in the U.S. claims that the robotic arm he invented in his bedroom could be a platform for future prosthetic limbs and first responder machinery, not just because of its ...

Thanks to 3D-printed plastic appendages, 4.5-year-old Emma Lavelle now plays with blocks. Born with a rare neuromuscular condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita that causes contracted ...

Open Bionics is a company creating prosthetics inspired by heroines, heroes and the fictional worlds they live in. The designs emblazoned on their first set of bionic hands include ones drawn from ...

ARLINGTON (CBS11) - A recent graduate at the University of Texas at Arlington has created a unique prosthetic for a little boy whose dad is a UTA professor. At UTA's "Fab Lab," 8-year-old Garrett ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Riding a bike, making a bed and picking up toys are all things on a kid's to-do list. But if you were born without an arm, those things can be very hard. Not to mention, make a child ...

An 8-year-old boy is looking forward to doing things like bike riding and rock climbing after receiving a custom 3-D printed arm from a student at the college where his dad teaches. Garrett Clark, ...

It’s a good thing I didn’t know exactly how dangerous a trip I was embarking on, because when I left home in October 2013 to fly to Sudan, I was scared enough. What I had committed to was, quite ...

When it comes to the Super Bowl, not even a broken arm will keep dedicated players from participating in the championship game. And now with 3D printing, players can compete with relative comfort and ...

3D printing is regularly touted as one of the future's brightest technologies and business opportunities. But the real and beautiful power comes when any technology can truly change a life as it has ...

When Jordan Reeves was given the chance to create her own superhero-inspired prosthetic arm, she conjured up something other 10-year-old girls can only dream of. She designed a cannon that can slip ...