The prosthetic is the first bionic lower-leg system to restore lost function of the foot and ankle. It simulates muscle function for people who have had amputations below the knee. Only five of these ...

The Army is developing advanced bionic feet, thanks to a partnership between Fort Detrick and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The newest version of the Army's bionic foot helped a ...

With Oskar Aszmann and his team at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, MedUni Vienna has long been regarded as a world leader in bionic limb reconstruction. It was only ...

She is sitting in the corner of a nondescript office whose outdoor sign announces, “Orthotics and Prosthetics, Rehab Engineering.” She seems out of place here, this spectacularly beautiful, willowy ...

On Tuesday, Eric Pierce cruised up a ramp, walked up steps and stepped down curbs with ease, all thanks to his new bionic foot. "It makes a world of difference," said Pierce, 29. "It's almost like ...

MUSKEGON -- Climbing stairs or walking uphill just got easier for Bob Glockzin. The 62-year-old Muskegon man, who lost his left leg below the knee in a 1991 motorcycle accident, was recently fitted ...

Limb replacements have become commonplace for humans who have lost a particular part of their body due to a condition or an accident. Through the years, scientists devise their plans of placing an ...

A bionic foot with a battery pack could put the spring back in the step of people who wear leg prostheses. Prosthetics company iWalk and an MIT team have designed a bionic ankle that uses energy from ...

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Most off-road footwear design focuses on traction, which makes sense because being able to “grip” the trail is essential to staying upright. But as important as the relationship between outsole and ...