A first-of-its-kind surgery on a cat at North Carolina State University's Veterinary School might one day help human amputees. The cat, born without its lower hind legs, got a special prosthetic ...

LONDON June 25, 2010— -- Oscar the cat has leaped into medical history books by becoming the first ever feline to get prosthetic cat ... to be replicated on humans. As for Oscar, he has ...

This Italian cat has a paw ... isn’t the first prosthetic-toting pet to achieve internet fame. Two years ago, disabled doggies made waves after they were outfitted with human-like orthotics.

More information: Hao Yang et al, A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56352-5 Provided by ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...