JOHANNESBURGRichard Van As, a South African carpenter, lost four fingers from his right hand to a circular saw two years ago. He was unable to afford the tens of thousands of dollars to get a ...

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 Dylan Laas shows how his Robohand works during an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg. Laas who was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome, got his ...

Robohand fabrica dedos, manos y brazos mecánicos impresos en 3D. La primera Robohand creada fue hecha para Liam de cinco años, quien nació con una afección que lo dejó sin dedos en su mano derecha.

Robohand is a prime example of necessity being the mother of invention. After Richard van As lost four fingers in a woodworking accident, the South African carpenter discovered that prosthetics ...

The creator of a low-cost, 3D-printed robotic hand has taken the next logical step, unveiling its prototype for a low-cost, 3D-printed robotic leg. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...

Robohand produces 3-D printed mechanical fingers, hands and arms. The first Robohand ever created was made for five-year-old Liam, who was born with a condition that left him with no fingers on his ...

A high-tech collaboration between individuals half a world apart has resulted in a new prosthetic hand for a 5-year-old boy — and the creators are making the design free to all. Their cheap, effective ...

Using a 3D printer from Makerbot, prosthetic hands can be made in a day or two for a fraction of the cost of traditional prosthetics. What started as a project between two men — South African Richard ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Richard Van As, a South African carpenter, lost four fingers from his right hand to a circular saw two years ago. He was unable to afford the tens of thousands of dollars to get a ...

Richard Van As, a South African carpenter, lost four fingers from his right hand to a circular saw two years ago. He was unable to afford the tens of thousands of dollars to get a myoelectric hand, ...

JOHANNESBURG – Richard Van As, a South African carpenter, lost four fingers from his right hand to a circular saw two years ago. He was unable to afford the tens of thousands of dollars to get a ...