All Upper-Limb Bionic Devices - Bionics For Everyone

An informed patient is an empowered patient. If you are contemplating the purchase of an upper-limb bionic device, please make sure that you understand your options.

Below, we provide separate lists for:

complete arms;
electric elbows;
bionic hands;
partial hands;
electric terminal devices (ETDs).

Complete Arms

Atom Touch from Atom Limbs

Now targeting a launch date in 2023, the Atom Touch will be the most advanced bionic arm/hand in the world.

Mobius Bionics LUKE Arm

The LUKE Arm is one of two bionic arms to come out of DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics program, and the only commercial arm to offer a powered shoulder option.

Electric Elbows

Ottobock’s DynamicArm is an electric elbow with the ability to flex and extend via myoelectric control. Combined with a rotating wrist and a bionic hand or another terminal device, the DynamicArm can form an integral part of an above-the-elbow solution.

Steeper Espire Elbow

Steeper’s Espire Elbow comes in five different models. Two of these — the Espire Pro and Espire Hybrid — are compatible with bionic hands.

Ottobock ErgoArm

Ottobock’s ErgoArm comes in four different models. Two of these — the ErgoArm Hybrid Plus and ErgoArm Electronic Plus — are compatible with bionic hands.

Motion Control Utah Arm

Motion Control’s Utah Arm is a microprocessor-controlled electric elbow that is compatible with multiple input systems, wrist components, and bionic hands or other terminal devices.

College Park Boston Digital Arm

Note: the Boston Digital Arm has been discontinued, so we will no longer be updating this page going forward. Please refer to our various current options articles for alternatives.

Bionic Hands

COVVI Hand

The COVVI Hand has quickly become one of the most impressive bionic hands on the market, driven mainly by exceptional engineering principles.

Ottobock bebionic Hand

Ottobock’s bebionic hand is well established in the bionic hand industry. But surging competition and underwhelming reviews from our User Satisfaction Surveys suggest that it may be in need of an upgrade.

TASKA Hand from TASKA Prosthetics

Rugged, waterproof, and capable of operating in dusty environments, the TASKA is the first bionic hand designed specifically for durability.

MeHand from MaxBionic

MaxBionic’s MeHand appears to exhibit a level of user control, dexterity, and responsiveness found in much more expensive bionic hand systems.

Atom Touch from Atom Limbs

Now targeting a launch date in 2023, the Atom Touch will be the most advanced bionic arm/hand in the world.

Vincent Evolution

The Vincent Evolution is clearly an advanced bionic hand but there is very little English-language material available for it.

Open Bionics Hero Arm

The Hero Arm is one of the most popular bionic hands/arms on the market due to its affordability, attractiveness, and excellent track record.

KalArm from Makers Hive

KalArm is an affordable, lightweight, 3D-printed bionic hand that has the look of a serious competitor in the bionic hand marketplace.

Grippy Bionic Hand

Grippy is one of the more interesting startup bionic hands that we’ve reviewed, especially its fully adaptive grip and low price.

Mobius Bionics LUKE Arm

The LUKE Arm is one of two bionic arms to come out of DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics program, and the only commercial arm to offer a powered shoulder option.

OHand Intelligent Bionic Hand

The OHand may be a relatively new bionic hand, but its advanced feature set and polished engineering suggest it will be a worthy competitor going forward.

Zeus Hand From Aether Biomedical

The Zeus Hand is a relatively new addition to the bionic-hand market but it appears to be backed by solid technology and a promising young company.

Motorica Manifesto Hand

Motorica’s Manifesto Hand is a multi-articulating bionic hand with some interesting enhancements including contactless payment, a screen, and a GSM module.

Ottobock Michelangelo Hand

Ottobock’s Michelangelo Hand is one of the most robust and technologically advanced bionic hands on the market. At $60,000 to $70,000 US, it’s also one of the most expensive. The question is: is it worth it?

Ossur i-Limb Hand

Ossur’s i-Limb hand is one of the world’s most advanced bionic hands. It is also one of the most expensive. The question is: is it worth it?

Unlimited Tomorrow TrueLimb

At $8,000 US, Unlimited Tomorrow’s TrueLimb is the most affordable bionic arm/hand on the market, due in large part to its revolutionary direct-to-consumer model.

The Psyonic Ability Hand

With sensory feedback, superior closing speed, and an emphasis on durability, the Psyonic Ability Hand offers good value for its lower midrange price.

BrainRobotics Prosthetic Hand

BrainRobotics is currently undergoing a transition from a single 8-channel bionic hand to two products: a 2-channel hand and an 8-channel hand. We will update this article when that transition is complete.

Adam’s Hand from BionIT Labs

Adam’s Hand is one of the most intriguing new bionic hands due to its unique adaptive grip technology, which eliminates the need to change grips.

Partial Hands

Vincent Partial Hand

The Vincent Partial seems to be as advanced a solution for partial hand loss as its main competitor, Ossur’s i-Digits. Unfortunately, a lack of English-language material makes it difficult to verify this.

Ossur i-Digits

Nearly 2/3 of upper-limb amputations involve finger or partial hand loss. Ossur’s i-Digits line of products provides one of the few bionic options to meet this need.