Most Americans had never heard the word bionic until the TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man” came on the air in 1974. But bionics was common decades before that, in ways that affected average people: ...

The advent of bionic eye technology has revolutionized the way we perceive possibilities in medical science. With this technology, an astounding 95% of blind patients have regained some measure of ...

After a stroke, many people can have problems getting around. Scientists in England are working to get stroke patients back on their feet with the help of robotic technology. Researchers call it the ...

In recent years, the field of prosthetics has seen remarkable innovations, one of which is the development of pain-sensing bionic limbs. By emulating the natural functionality and pain perception of ...

Studies have given amputees hope of moving around. Bionic Leg is the Connection between body and Machine. Image Credit: Telegraph.co.uk New novel neuroprosthetic leg technology has allowed three ...

These days it can seem like there are only two kinds of movies about the future. In one kind, we go to space and then something awful happens (Gravity, Interstellar). In the other kind, we make a ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Retired Sergeant First Class Glen Lehman didn't initially know that he had lost an arm after an explosive dislodged the door of his armored car, while he was on patrol in Baghdad, ...

RICHMOND,Va.(WRIC)–The touring exhibit “Bionic Me” is letting visitors to the Science Museum of Virginia get up close and personal with state-of-the-art technology that is helping humans live better ...

It’s not just for Marvel movies anymore. Bionic technology is helping amputees get their lives back in the Hudson Valley. Prosthetist Dez Joseph says the new technology promotes normalcy for those who ...

A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by University of Queensland researchers. Dr Anna Hatton from UQ's School of Health and ...