Pakistani camel relearns to walk with prosthetic legIn a heartwarming turn of events, Cammie, a young camel who tragically lost a leg due to inhumane treatment in Pakistan, has taken her firs...
20 Jul, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
Aether Biomedical: Meet the Indian company which is literally re-arming Ukraine soldiersA Ukrainian soldier who lost his legs while clearing mines has found hope at the Superhumans Centre in Lviv. The centre, established after ...
28 Sep, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
Hours after Sudhaa Chandran tags PM Modi in Instagram post on airport horror, CISF tweets apology and assures staff will be 'sensitised on protocols'CISF said that prosthetics were to be removed under exceptional circumstances.
22 Oct, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Global outreach of Jaipur Foot an extension of India's humanitarian intervention: Harsh Vardhan ShringlaAt an 'India for Humanity' event at the US Capitol Hill, organised by the Indian Embassy here as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebr...
21 Nov, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
Swaraj opens 'Jaipur Foot' camp in Vietnam; meets 500 beneficiaries of India-made prosthetic limbThe camp is being organised as per an agreement between BMVSS and the Ministry of External Affairs for providing 5,000 'Jaipur Foot' to the...
27 Aug, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
- Improved mobility to people with damaged spinal cord
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Researchers have developed an electrode that is more durable and could allow for improved restoration of mobility a...
20 Feb, 2017, 05.42 PM IST
'Rise Legs,' Bengaluru-based startup finds a footing on caneRise Legs has been bootstrapped so far with his personal savings but he is now looking out for investors.
08 Jul, 2016, 09.14 AM IST
ALIMCO to start manufacturing prosthetics by early 2017ALIMCO functions under the Department Of Empowerment Of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
30 May, 2016, 07.32 PM IST
Shaktimaan now better, deserves a chance: RM KharbAn Army horse in a similar situation would have been euthanised but a first-of its-kind prosthetic limb experiment for Shaktimaan is worth ...
21 Mar, 2016, 04.54 AM IST
Army horse would have been euthanised but Shaktimaan deserves a chance: RM Kharb, Animal Welfare Board chiefJamie M. Vaughan, a US expert treating Shaktimaan in Dehradun for the last three days, has promised him a permanent prosthetic limb and has...
20 Mar, 2016, 09.07 PM IST
A chip in brain to help paraplegics move prostheticsFor a prosthetic patient, the neural implant is connected to a computer that decodes the brain signals so the artificial limb can move.
13 Feb, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
Affordable lower limb prosthetic systems to be available soonThawar Chand Gehlot today inaugurated the new production facility at Kanpur that will make affordable lower limb prosthetic systems a reali...
08 Sep, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
New bionic legs can be controlled by just thoughtsLeg movement is triggered by a connected receiver, and the process is so streamlined, it allows a patient to perform actions subconsciously.
25 May, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
New device to allow sensations in prosthetic handIf it works, upper-limb amputees who use motorised prosthetic devices would be able to feel various sensations through the prosthetic, whic...
14 May, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Delhi High Court questions Centre on providing modern prosthetics to armed forces personnelDelhi High Court asked Centre why it was not providing modern prosthetics to armed forces personnel who lost their limbs in the service of ...
06 May, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
New microchip 9,000 times faster than a typical computerThe development offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and computing and a new way of understanding the brain, researchers s...
04 May, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
- New-age bionics moving closer to robotics with accent on sensing and thought control
With bionics, a blind can see, a deaf can hear and lame can walk. And that’s just the beginning. New-age bionics is moving closer to roboti...
07 Aug, 2011, 02.37 PM IST