The LUKE prosthetic arm is taking another big step today, as DARPA has delivered the first two arms to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). These arms, along with others from a ...

The LUKE robotic arm developed by Manchester-based DEKA Research & Development is set to be marketed commercially this year after receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the ...

ESC Boston, which is to be held May 6-7, 2015, is going to be co-located in time and space (i.e., in different wings of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center) with five other events: One great ...

Two years after surviving a car crash but losing his arm, Junius Moore -- the first recipient of DEKA Research and Development's "LUKE Arm" -- will be able to work in his restaurant and play with his ...

Using traditional arm prosthetics destroyed Ron Currier’s shoulders. A bilateral amputee, Currier had already undergone four surgical procedures when his doctor informed him that he would need ...

MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobius Bionics LLC is proud to announce that the first two LUKE prosthetic arms have been provided to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prosthetic arm that responds to muscle contractions and gives users a new level of dexterity. Developed under a Defense Advanced Research ...

Humans have been building prosthetics for millennia; the oldest known artificial limb is the "Cairo Toe," discovered in the tomb of a wealthy Egyptian noblewoman and thought to date to 950 BC. By the ...

The LUKE arm has been cleared by the FDA as the first prosthetic in the new product category of integrated prosthetic arms. According to the announcement, the LUKE arm offers flexibility, strength and ...

One of the differences that has long separated the realm of science fiction and reality, at least where prosthetics and artificial human augmentation are concerned, is our ability to smoothly knit ...

(CNN)-- About 17 years ago, Keven Walgamott lost his left hand and part of his forearm in an electrical accident. Now, Walgamott can use his thoughts to tell the fingers of his bionic hand to pick up ...

The "LUKE" arm's technology was developed at Dean Kamen's Deka Research and Development Corp. in Manchester. Now it's helping a man in Utah.About 17 years ago, Keven Walgamott lost his left hand and ...