May 30th, 2008 · Monkeys were able to use the arm to perform tasks such as feeding themselves — and, the researchers say, the monkeys appear to regard the robotic device as part of their own bodies. What could this research mean for human prosthetics?
May 29th, 2008 · A couple of lab monkeys reaching for marshmallows could hold the key to restoring arm function in paralyzed people. The monkeys grabbed their snacks with robotic arms controlled by just their thoughts. Tiny sensors implanted in their brains direct waves into the computer that operates the arm. Researchers in the journal Nature say it's a critical refinement on earlier work — and shows that prosthetics controlled by the brain are at least possible.
Aug 27th, 2007 · Our SoundClips series continues with listener Sandy Diamon, a nurse. She offers the sound of veterans snapping on their prosthetic legs, something she hears in her work.
Jun 6th, 2007 · An international team of engineers and scientists is hoping to revolutionize prosthetic-arm technology. The ultimate goal is to build a strong, lightweight arm activated by neural impulses, which means it is controlled by an amputee's thoughts.
Mar 2nd, 2007 · A dolphin named Fuji, who lives in a Japanese aquarium, had her tail amputated as the result of a skin disease. Then she became dangerously overweight. So her handler got a friend at the tire company Bridgestone to make her a prosthetic tail from the same material used for Formula One race car tires.
Jan 16th, 2007 · Writer Emily Rapp's left foot was amputated when she was four years old, and she has worn a prosthetic device ever since. Her book is Poster Child: A Memoir.
Sep 30th, 2006 · Kuniholm lost his arm last year while on patrol in Iraq. Not satisfied with his prosthetic choices back in America, he decided to do something about it -- the Open Prosthetics Project, which is making new designs available on the Web for free. Kuniholm speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Sep 26th, 2006 · A baby bottlenose dolphin who lost her tail might get a new, prosthetic one. The dolphin got tangled in the line of a crab trap in Florida last year. Melissa Block talks with Dana Zucker, Chief Operating Officer at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where the dolphin is living.