Alternative Limb Project creates gorgeously surreal prosthetics

The Alternative Limb Project not only produces realistic limbs for amputees. It also creates bespoke, one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable limb art. (Credit: Alternative Limb Project) It's hard to imagine life without a limb -- not just the physical difficulties, but how it might affect your relationship with your body, and your sense of how you're perceived by the world around you.

Kickstart a 3D-printed robotic hand

A Kickstarter campaign is raising funds to get an ultracheap 3D-printed robotic hand into production. (Credit: Christopher Chappell) If you're missing a hand, getting a replacement isn't exactly cheap. The BeBionic -- which is, admittedly, a higher-end model -- can cost up to $35,000.