GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Small steps taken beneath the hot Central American sun meant cleaning the house would no longer be the same challenge for the Guatemalan woman, as she tested out her prosthetic ...

Steve Chamberland has made it his life's mission to serve and provide as many kids and adults with high-quality prosthetic legs free of charge through 50 Legs, the nonprofit he founded. "Every kid ...

Timothy Dale Crockett maneuvered his wheelchair through the sleek Park Circle office, a crooked smile brightening his weathered face. The modern interiors felt worlds away from Crockett’s environment ...

COORDINATED EFFORT. TRULY, THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THESE PROSTHETICS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK HERE. YOU KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS SEARCH, THOUGH. THERE’S A WHOLE ...

A miniature donkey named Elsa is now home for the holidays after surviving a severe bone infection that resulted in the ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates. A better way would be ...

Thanks to a neural interface, people can move this bionic limb naturally—just by thinking about it. When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most ...

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 ...

Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm. Now a model in London, Mariah has amassed more ...

A new robotic prosthetic leg prototype offers a more natural gait while also being quieter and more energy efficient than other designs. The key is the use of new small and powerful motors, originally ...

A trip to Boot Barn turned into an unexpected situation when a man’s prosthetic leg got stuck inside a cowboy boot. But instead of panicking, the store employee grabbed an exacto knife and made a call ...

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the owner of a prosthetic leg that was found Tuesday afternoon. The prosthetic leg was discovered on the Joe Rodota Trail, west ...