Prosthetics News Coverage of robotic prosthetics, including powered limbs, myoelectric and neural-controlled devices, sensory feedback systems, and brain-machine interfaces. The Robotics Media reports on research from universities and labs, clinical trials, FDA clearances, and product launches from prosthetics makers and startups. Topics span materials, actuators, machine learning for intent detection, and osseointegration.
Hypershell Halo debuts at IFA 2026 as first full-leg consumer exoskeleton — Sep 4, 2026 — Hypershell unveiled the Halo at IFA 2026 in Berlin, the first consumer exoskeleton to coordinate four powered hip and knee joints at 2.6 kg, priced fr...Vessl Prosthetics Wins FDA Clearance for Kinn Auto-Adjusting Socket — Aug 19, 2026 — Canadian startup Vessl Prosthetics has cleared FDA for Kinn, a passive socket system that uses gait energy to auto-adjust fit for lower-limb amputees...Science Corp Launches PRIMA Bionic Eye Implant Commercially In Europe — Jul 27, 2026 — Max Hodak's Science Corp has flipped PRIMA from clinical study to commercial product: the CE-marked wireless subretinal implant is now Europe's first...Motorica Ships Omni Hand, First Bionic Prosthesis Run on Optical Sensors — Jul 10, 2026 — Motorica has begun rolling out Omni Hand, a bionic prosthesis that replaces surface electromyography with optical myography sensors and recognises six...China's BrainCo raises $286M, the biggest BCI round outside Neuralink — Jun 16, 2026 — Hangzhou-based BrainCo closed a CNY 2 billion (US$286.3 million) financing round co-led by IDG Capital and Walden International, the largest BCI raise...China's NEO Brain Implant Moves From Trials Toward Everyday Use — Jun 3, 2026 — Neuracle and Tsinghua University are scaling NEO, the world's first commercially approved invasive brain-computer interface, as paralyzed users move f...Phantom Neuro Raises $19M Series A Led by Ottobock for Neural-Interface Prosthetics — Jun 2, 2026 — Austin startup Phantom Neuro has closed a $19M Series A led by Ottobock, advancing its minimally invasive Phantom X neural-interface platform toward f...Science Corporation Submits PRIMA Retinal Implant for CE Mark Ahead of European Launch — Jun 1, 2026 — Max Hodak's Science Corporation has filed a CE-mark application for the PRIMA wireless sub-retinal implant, with European approval and a first launch...Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm Achieves 98% Accuracy in Grasp Tasks — Mar 24, 2026 — Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm Achieves 98% Accuracy in Grasp Tasks