Oregon-based mechanical engineer Ian Davis is in the midst of building an extraordinary prosthetic hand. The partial hand—in the videos and pictures below—is stunningly intricate and now, after two ...

At this point, humanity has a pretty good track record for taking ridiculous science fiction and turning it into science fact. Just scroll through your favorite tech blog and take note of all the ...

Many a child grows up dreaming of the day when they can pilot a giant robot (or mech, to be precise), only to discover that, like flying cars and blaster pistols, such a thing remains in the realm of ...

Out on the CES show floor, between all the phone cases and Bluetooth speakers, there is something perplexing and unmissable: a giant, hulking mech. Hunched at the center of the booth for Furrion, this ...

LAS VEGAS -- Standing silently on the CES floor, a giant Prosthesis exoskeleton is coiled, ready for action. But there's no pilot and, at 14 feet tall and 7,000 pounds, Furrion Robotic's racing mech ...

A mechanical valve prosthesis has a better survival record than a biological valve prosthesis, according to a large registry study from Sweden. The finding can be highly significant, since the use of ...

A mechanical valve prosthesis has a better survival record than a biological valve prosthesis, according to a large registry study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The finding, which is published ...