Advances in bionic prosthetics are taking a major step forward. Thanks to recent research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), amputees could soon regain the sensation of walking ...
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The Bionic Engineering Lab at the University of Utah is working with a prototype bionic leg that they hope will improve the lives of amputees around the world. Kerry Finn is one ...
After a stroke, many people can have problems getting around. Scientists in England are working to get stroke patients back on their feet with the help of robotic technology. Researchers call it the ...
Bionic leg restores natural walking speeds and steps: ‘I didn’t feel like my leg had been amputated’
Amy Pietrafitta has learned to walk seven times. First was as a child and then after an industrial burn led to the amputation of her left leg in 2018. Since then, she’s had “first steps” in prosthetic ...
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For prosthetic legs to really allow amputees to regain their freedom of movement, they’ll need to be lightweight, mimic the natural mechanics of a human leg, and be self-powered and therefore ...
The procedure allowed people to walk faster, climb stairs better and avoid obstacles more easily. Hugh Herr and Hyungeun Song In a clinical trial, researchers enabled people with prosthetic legs to ...
Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as ...
After a stroke, many people have problems getting around. Scientists in England are working to get stroke patients back on their feet with the help of robotic technology. It's a bionic solution for ...
Oscar, a three-year old British cat, has joined the rarefied ranks of bionic animals. After a horrifying accident chopped off his hind legs, Oscar has gotten a second lease on life through two bionic ...
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