Bionic arms for kids have a come long way from where they started 10 years ago in Central Florida. They couldn’t hold much. They were costly to make and replace for growing kids. And they didn’t have ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Call them the bionic kids! Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed bionic arms for kids who are born without. Those scientists developed a ...
At a summer camp outside of Boston, a group of children is taking part in an unprecedented test of potentially life-changing medical technology. The kids have diabetes, and they're testing a bionic ...
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 ...
Bionic hand prostheses have been around for a while, but the U.K.s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) wants to make them more readily available to those who need them the most. With that in ...
ORLANDO, Fla -- Most bionic prosthetics for amputees cost at least $10,000. Pair that with a constantly growing child and most parents of children with congenital limb difference can't even consider a ...
Most bionic prosthetics for amputees cost at least $10,000. Pair that with a constantly growing child and most parents of children with congenital limb difference can’t even consider a robotic arm.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Twelve-year-old Sami Atkinson's arm is part function, part personal fashion. Sami was born with a condition that caused her arm to develop incompletely. Three years ago, she joined a ...
Twelve-year-old Wyatt Falardeau has always dreamed of dancing with a beautiful girl, entwining his fingers through hers. With a new bionic arm, he's already set the date. UCF announced Monday morning ...
Three children are feeling pure joy this December about "the best Christmas present in the world." Ettie Baker, age 8, Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, age 8, and Finn Jarvis, age 11, were all given ...
In 2007, Eric Jones survived a bout with cancer, but complications from his treatment led doctors to amputate his right hand. He then became one of the first Americans to receive a bionic hand. He ...