3D-Printed Prostheses in Syria Cut Cost and Production Time
Rehabilitation centres in northwestern Syria are using digital scanning and 3D printing to produce lower-cost prosthetic limbs more quickly for…
smartARM AI Prosthetic Arm Uses Vision to Automate Grip Selection
Canadian start-up smartARM is developing an AI-powered bionic arm designed to recognise everyday objects and automatically select an appropriate grip,…
Best Prosthetic Foot May Not Be the User’s Favourite, Study Finds
The most technologically advanced prosthetic foot may not be the one a person ultimately chooses. A major randomized crossover study…
Virtual Reality in Prosthetics and Orthotics Education Could Take Practical Training Beyond the Classroom
Orthotist-prosthetist Raghad Weshahi has renewed a call to develop virtual reality as a practical teaching tool for prosthetics and orthotics,…
MEPOS 2026 Highlights Partnership in Paediatric and Military Orthopaedics
The successful conclusion of MEPOS 2026 in Salalah demonstrated what can be achieved when healthcare professionals, researchers, scientific societies and…
FUHSIPOSA Industry Outreach Initiative Connects Nigerian P&O Students with Professional Practice
A new student-led initiative at Nigeria’s Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, aims to give prosthetics and orthotics students earlier…
KSrelief Prosthetics Centre Serves 704 People in Hadhramaut
A prosthetics and rehabilitation centre supported by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has provided medical and rehabilitation…
Al-Nahrain University Evaluates PhD Programme in Prosthetics and Orthotics Engineering
Al-Nahrain University has taken an important step towards potentially establishing a doctoral programme in Prosthetics and Orthotics Engineering in Iraq.…
NSITF Provides Prostheses and Rehabilitation Support to 78 Injured Nigerian Workers
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund has completed a prosthesis provision programme for 78 employees who sustained disabling injuries in…
Turn-Motion Raises Funding to Advance Automated Carbon-Fibre Orthotic Manufacturing
Vienna-based deep-technology startup Turn-Motion has raised pre-seed funding to develop an automated platform for manufacturing patient-specific orthotic, prosthetic and exoskeleton…