AMES, Iowa – Vincent can’t jump just yet, but it’s probably only a matter of time. The 3-year-old domestic short-haired cat recently paced across the floor of an exam room at Iowa State University’s ...

Kyle Trivisonno is one of the brains at Human Plant Solutions. He's currently working on a project that uses hemp to make prosthetic limbs. “Having something that moves and kind of transitions with ...

DAVIS, Calif. -- A terrier mix from the Sacramento-area is getting a helping hand from some clever students at UC Davis. By all accounts, the dog named Hobbes can manage pretty well, even though he ...

"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 ...