Day: May 21, 2012

Two tetraplegic participants successfully performed reaching and grasping tasks using a robotic arm controlled directly through neural activity, according to a study recently published in Nature. The participants, a 58-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man who were both paralyzed in…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics, Inc. announced that it will sponsor the first Technical Fabrication Contest, a competition to create transtibial swim prostheses. The entries will be displayed and judged at the American Orthotic &…