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A multiple-exposure black and white photo showing a man flexing a prosthetic arm.
History of TechnologyTopicAugust 2023MagazineBiomedicalArticleType

The Cold War Arms Race Over Prosthetic Arms

The Russian Hand came first, but the Boston Arm was better

7 min read
The Bionic-Hand Arms Race
RoboticsTopicBiomedicalTypePodcastsPodcastFixing the Future

The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

Britt H. Young talks how the real needs of disabled people can be obscured by high-tech prostheses

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A photograph of a young woman with brown eyes and neck length hair dyed rose gold sits at a white table. In one hand she holds a carbon fiber robotic arm and hand. Her other arm ends near her elbow. Her short sleeve shirt has a pattern on it of illustrated hands.
RoboticsTopicMagazineTypeFeatureOctober 2022

The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

The prosthetics industry is too focused on high-tech limbs that are complicated, costly, and often impractical

12 min read
Photograph of the electrified DIY recumbent tricycle.
DIYTopicNewsType

How I Helped a Disabled Friend With a Cycle-By-Wire Recumbent Trike

Engineering couldn’t cure a devastating illness, but it could still help someone cope with it

7 min read

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