<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Prostheses and Prosthetics: Artificial Limb Information</title><description>Examines various types of artificial limbs called prostheses including recent research and developments in prosthetics</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:45:43 EDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Mind-Controlled Bionic Legs Restore Natural Gait for Amputees</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>A new surgical procedure enhances neural 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EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>New Bionic Implant Allows Control Over All Bionic Hand Fingers</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>In this article we show that rewiring nerves to different muscle targets in a distributed and concurrent manner is possible and conducive to improved prosthetic control</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-fingers.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-fingers.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:07:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Temperature Feedback Allows Amputees to Feel Warmth in a Missing Hand</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>The added sensation of temperature feedback is another step towards building bionic prosthetics for repairing the human body</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/minitouch.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/minitouch.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 14:41:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Bionic Arm Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients with Upper Limb Amputations</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Bionic arm developed that restores natural behaviors for patients with upper limb amputations allowing wearers to think, behave and function like a person without amputation</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-arm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-arm.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:13:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prosthetic Hands - New E-Dermis Brings Sense of Touch and Pain</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Made of fabric and rubber laced with sensors to mimic nerve endings, e-dermis electronic skin will enable amputees to perceive through prosthetic fingertips</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/e-dermis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/e-dermis.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:03:06 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prosthetic Arms Stimulate Nerves with Controlled Sensory Feedback</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>The idea is that we no longer want the prosthetic hand to feel like a tool, we want it to feel like an extension of the body</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/csf.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/csf.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:20:14 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Students Create 3D Printed Robot Prosthetic Limb for Amputees</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>University of Manchester students have designed and built a 3D printed, low-cost robotic prosthetic hand that could provide a much cheaper alternative for amputees</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/3d-printed-hand.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/3d-printed-hand.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:50:25 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Tremor Suppression Gloves for People With Parkinson&#39;s Disease</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>New prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves could be of immense assistance for over 6 million people with Parkinson&#39;s disease</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/tremors.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/tremors.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:02:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prosthetic Limbs Represented Like Hands in Brain</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>If we can convince the brain that the artificial limb is the real limb, we could make prostheses more comfortable and easier to use</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/connectivity.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/connectivity.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:24:11 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Amputees Can Learn to Control Robotic Arm with Mind Power</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/neuroprosthetic.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/neuroprosthetic.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:12:23 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Working with Smart Materials to Make Prosthetic Limbs More Lifelike</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>UH engineer receives award to pursue work with smart materials for artificial muscles, tendons which would make prosthetic limbs more lifelike</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/dielectric-elastomers.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/dielectric-elastomers.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:56:02 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Implanted Neuroprosthesis Enhances Stroke Patient Walking Speed and Mobility</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Implanted neuroprosthesis shown to boost stroke survivors&#39; walking ability, offering new hope for improved mobility and independence after stroke</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/neuroprosthesis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/neuroprosthesis.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 11:05:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prosthetics to Suit for Women&#39;s High Heel Shoes</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Prominence Prosthetics for High Heels is the first prosthetic foot on the market not custom made that adapts to popular fashion for heels up to four inches high</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/prominence.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/prominence.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2016 10:31:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Improving Prosthetics and Lives of Amputees</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Prosthetic study findings show rough textured implants created though 3D printing exhibit stronger bone integration than machine threaded counterparts</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/lipus.php</link><guid 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e-NABLE</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/3d-printing/ces2016.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/3d-printing/ces2016.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:56:46 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Amputee Receives Lifelike Bebionic Bionic Hand</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>The bebionic bionic hand is a revolution in prosthetics as it perfectly mimics the functions of a real hand via different precision grips</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/congenital.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/congenital.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:26:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Restoring Amputees Sense of Touch</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>$4.4 million grant for project that uses electrical stimulation to give amputees a sense of feeling</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/darpa.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/darpa.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:11:10 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Microprocessor Controlled Leg Puts Jim&#39;s Lifestyle Back on Track</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>A traumatic accident changed his life forever, but a microprocessor controlled leg has put his active lifestyle back on track</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/microprocessor.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/microprocessor.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:55:22 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Neuro-prosthetics for Paralysis - Flexible Implant Slips into Spinal Cord</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>e-Dura implant can be applied directly to the spinal cord without causing damage and inflammation</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/e-dura.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/e-dura.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:36:32 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mind Controlled Robot Arm Prosthetic</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Brain-computer interface technology has potential to improve function and quality of life of those unable to use their limbs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/robot-arm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/robot-arm.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:04:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic Legs</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the environment and help amputees walk</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/utdesign.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/utdesign.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:19:40 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Impact of Power Prosthetic Failures on Amputees</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Powered lower limb prosthetics hold promise for improving mobility of amputees, but errors in technology may also cause users to stumble or fall</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/failures.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/failures.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:35:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Electrical Stimulator Helps Stroke Victim Recover from Paralyzed Foot and Ankle</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Man regains social life and active lifestyle after becoming one of the first to be fitted with multi-channel Functional Electrical Stimulation system from Ottobock</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/stimulator.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/stimulator.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Creating Artificial Real Feelings in Prosthetics</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Prosthetic system being developed uses electrical signals sent by a computer into the nerves of the arm and brain enabling feelings in amputees</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:18:09 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>3D Printed Face Prosthesis for Eye Cancer Patients</title><category>Medical 3D Printing</category><description>Made to cover hollow eye sockets 3D printed flexible custom masks provide affordable fast production alternative to traditional prosthetics</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/3d-printing/face.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/3d-printing/face.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:08:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Supporting Amputees - Ottobock C-Leg Prosthesis</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Since its introduction the C-Leg has helped over 40,000 amputees worldwide and become the most popular microprocessor prosthetic knee in history</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/c-leg-prosthesis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/c-leg-prosthesis.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:32:40 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mechanized System to Improve Nerve Damaged Hands</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Engineers develop and successfully demonstrated the value of a simple pulley mechanism to improve nerve damaged hand function after surgery</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/biomechanics.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/biomechanics.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Paralyzed Soldier Runs for First Time in 7 Years</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Private clinic in Minworth launches custom bionic leg splint that has allowed Lance Corporal Jon Le Galloudec to run again after being paralyzed</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/running.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/running.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:37:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Ottobock Prosthetic Legs - A 100 Year History</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Images of Ottobock prosthetic legs showing how prostheses technology has advanced over the past 100 years</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/100yrs.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/100yrs.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:14:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>SynTouch BioTac Prosthetics: Human-like Touch</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>SynTouch has developed sensor technology that gives robots the ability to replicate the sense of touch people have</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/syntouch.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/syntouch.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:11:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Genium X3 Waterproof Bionic Leg from Ottobock</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Laurence Greenough an 18 yr old amputee goes sailing after being fitted with the Genium X3 bionic leg from Ottobock</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/genium-x3.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/genium-x3.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:15:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Neurogrid Circuit Board 9,000 Times Faster</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>9,000 times faster energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain could drive prosthetic limbs with the speed and complexity of our actions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/circuits.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/circuits.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Feel in Real-time</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Revolutionary bionic technology with sensory feedback allows amputee to feel shape and texture of objects with prosthetic hand</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-hand.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-hand.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mike Stoneman Regains Mobility After Being Fitted with a C-Leg from Ottobock</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Mike Stoneman was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 18, doctors were able to remove the tumor in his left leg and he went on to have twenty years of full mobility</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/cleg.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/cleg.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:56:21 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Study Shows Prosthetic Hands Viewed as Eerie</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>University of Manchester study shows public would prefer to look at human hands or robotic hands rather than prosthetic hands which they view as eerie</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/eerie.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/eerie.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:05:59 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>MyGait FES Device for Drop Foot by Ottobock</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>MyGait is a functional electrical stimulation device by Ottobock that restores natural gait in people with drop foot caused by stroke, MS, or nerve injury</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/mygait.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/mygait.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:22:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>ActiGait Neuroprosthesis Restores Mobility</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Zara Roberts regains her mobility and confidence following surgery to implant ActiGait an electrical neuroprosthesis device in her leg</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/actigait.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/actigait.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:28:39 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Fingernails Clue to Human Limb Regeneration</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Findings hold promise for amputees who may one day be able to benefit from therapies that help the body regenerate lost limbs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/regeneration.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/regeneration.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:47:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Touch Bionics: Realistic and Functional Hand Prostheses</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Touch Bionics offers advanced prosthetic hands and fingers, from realistic silicone designs to functional myoelectric devices for upper limb loss</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/touch-bionics.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/touch-bionics.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Creating Phantom Sensation in Non-amputees</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>The experience of phantom limbs is not unique to amputated individuals and can easily be created in non-amputees</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/non-amputee.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/non-amputee.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>VA Change from Traditional Prosthetics to Personal Bionics</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Personal bionics originally are dramatically changing the life of amputees and reducing the complexity of their life care planning</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionics.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionics.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Total Hip Replacement Cost and Pricing Difficulties</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Obtaining pricing information for total hip replacement often difficult as well as wide variations in the quoted prices</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/hip.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/hip.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:33:29 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Synthetic Plastic Skin - Touch-sensitive and Heals Itself</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>New synthetic skin like material that can sense subtle pressure and heal itself when torn or cut</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/synthetic-skin.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/synthetic-skin.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:08:33 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The New Breed of Affordable Artificial Limbs</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Artistic artificial limbs that allow amputees to get their mobility and shape back but also turn their bodies into a sculpture</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-limbs.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-limbs.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:36:10 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>JACO Robotic Arm Tested by Hereward College Students</title><category>Prosthetics</category><description>Students at Hereward College are road testing one of the only robotic arms in the UK</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/jaco.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/jaco.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:07:33 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>OttoBock 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