Read more prosthetics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20495/prosthetics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first calf ever fitted with prosthetic legs now spends her days frolicking at a New Mexico farm just months after losing her back hooves and part of her hind legs to frostbite. Rancher Nancy Dickenson's step-daughter found the frostbitten black Angus, named Meadow, on a neighboring property and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73273/nm-calf-frolics-with-fake-legs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 3:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52999/documentarian-films-through-prosthetic-eye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA one-eyed documentarian is planning a film on privacy shot using a camera implanted in his prosthetic organ, the AP reports. Rob Spence, who plans to become a "human surveillance machine," got the idea when he realized how small his cellphone camera was. His eye muscles will move the camera...http://www.newser.com/story/52999/documentarian-films-through-prosthetic-eye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50490/new-robotic-arm-takes-cues-from-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArtificial limbs have come a long way from the wooden legs and plastic arms of old: Today's prosthetics take messages directly from the brain. Their performance far exceeds that of the previous generation of devices, which required concentrated effort to make ungainly motions. "You think, and then your muscles move,...http://www.newser.com/story/50490/new-robotic-arm-takes-cues-from-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43401/us-child-gets-prosthetic-iris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurgeons in Cincinnati implanted a prosthetic iris this week in the eye of a 7-year-old boy, the first US child to get one. “It’s just like Mom’s,” said Nathaniel Brantley as he looked in a mirror. “Just like it’s supposed to be.” Born without irises, Nathaniel suffered a rare condition...http://www.newser.com/story/43401/us-child-gets-prosthetic-iris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 17:22:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32625/amputee-racer-fails-to-qualify-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDouble-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400-meter qualifying time for the Olympics today, though his lifetime best run could yet get him to Beijing in the relay. The 21-year-old South African shrugged off the pre-race distraction of threatening legal action against the IAAF and finished third in his...http://www.newser.com/story/32625/amputee-racer-fails-to-qualify-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 18:11:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32250/pistorius-fails-in-2nd-olympics-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDouble-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius missed out in another attempt to qualify for the Olympics today, the AP reports, improving his time in the 400 meters but still falling short of the qualifying time at a meet in Rome. The 21-year-old South African will try again Wednesday in Switzerland, and could...http://www.newser.com/story/32250/pistorius-fails-in-2nd-olympics-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28651/monkeys-move-robotic-arm-with-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonkeys were able to control a prosthetic arm with their brains, a development that could someday give paralyzed people and amputees more mobility, the New York Times reports. Researchers put sensors in the monkeys' brains, then trained them to manipulate the robotic arm through their thoughts. It's the most promising...http://www.newser.com/story/28651/monkeys-move-robotic-arm-with-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 May 2008 18:49:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16378/no-olympics-for-blade-runner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDouble amputee Oscar Pistorius won’t compete in the 2008 Olympic Games, because the runner's prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage, the IAAF ruled this morning. The South African plans to appeal, maintaining that the “cheetah” blades he uses put him on par with the able-bodied, but a German expert's...http://www.newser.com/story/16378/no-olympics-for-blade-runner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jan 2008 9:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16046/blade-runner-found-to-have-advantage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe double amputee who has petitioned to be included in this year's Olympic track and field events is likely to be denied his request today, the Guardian reports. A biomechanics expert concluded that the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetics South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius uses gives him an unfair advantage in stride...http://www.newser.com/story/16046/blade-runner-found-to-have-advantage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jan 2008 9:00:00 CST