This company is changing the way we see prostheses. Open Bionics is a UK-based start-up tech company. Its mission is to create affordable 3D printed prostheses. They are about 30 times cheaper than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. At 9 years old, Elisa Ynafante Ferreira holds the honorable distinction of ...

The world wowed a few years ago when a very clever startup from Bristol, U.K., came up with 3D-printed bionic limbs for amputees. Uniquely, the limbs were lightweight, cheap to make and could even be ...

Konami Entertainment has teamed up with award-winning prosthetics company Open Bionic to create something truly unique from Metal Gear Solid. Just like something you would see straight out of the ...

Open Bionics announced today that its 3D-printed Hero Arm prosthetic will be available for purchase in the UK next month. The company's founders started Open Bionics because they were interested in ...

A 3D-printed robotic hand that costs just £1,000 to produce has won the 2015 James Dyson Award in the UK. Open Bionics, a prototype project developed by 25-year-old robotics graduate Joel Gibbard, can ...

Thanks to 3D scanning and printing, Open Bionics can custom build each arm, and do so faster and cheaper than its competitors. According to the company, Hero Arm's muscle sensors enable lifelike ...

Daniel Melville has a real 3D-printed bionic arm based on the Metal Gear Solid video game series. That’s something special because Melville was born without a right hand. Open Bionics and Metal Gear ...

An 8-year-old British boy has made medical history as the youngest and smallest person to be fitted with an advanced multigrip bionic arm, according to its manufacturer. At the top of his to-do list ...

Most of us do not think twice about picking up a cup of coffee, sending a quick text or carrying groceries in from the car. For people who use prosthetic hands, though, these everyday tasks can be a ...

A 10-year-old boy who was born without a right hand is getting the gift of a lifetime just in time for Christmas. Cameron Millar, from Edinburgh in Scotland, was able to crowdfund 10,000 euros for a ...