CLEVELAND — When students in the Greater Cleveland FIRST Robotics Initiative heard about a young woman named Samantha in Ecuador who was in need of prosthetics, they immediately knew they could help.

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Advanced electronic sensors and circuitry combined with computer modeling and simulation are two of the leading technologies driving developments in robotic control technology for bringing specialized ...

CLEVELAND — At the Great Lakes Science Center, a 3D printer whirs away, slowly but surely creating pieces and parts needed by high schoolers on a mission to make a difference. Four high schools in the ...

Twenty-one-year-old Easton LaChappelle may end up changing the lives of thousands of amputees around the world with a new robotic arm prosthetic that costs around $4,000. Following in his footsteps as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – This week, 11 Cleveland students will travel to the Dominican Republic to deliver 20 prosthetic hands they developed in the Great Lakes Science Center Robotics Initiative to children ...

Brother Rice High School in Mount Greenwood prides itself on promoting STEM and service in its classrooms. When those two missions intersected this school year, students were afforded the rare ...

Prosthetic limbs have come a really long way from being peg legs, hooks, and whatnot. The most advanced ones right now are often imbued with advanced robotics, which offer far more function and a ...

CU Boulder researchers developing advanced electronic skin are now investigating ways in which the material could shapeshift. This technology is being developed by CU Boulder Associate Professor ...

A three-legged shelter dog is getting a new lease on life thanks to a high school robotics whiz and the 3D printed prosthetic leg she dreamed up to help the pooch get adopted more easily. The ...