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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...
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 ...
(CNN) — 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 ...
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 ...
Thanks to major advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, scientists and manufacturers can now offer wearers of bionic limbs devices that redefine what it means to use a prosthesis. A couple ...
This is definitely from the future: a guy, using the power of his mind, literally, to control a bionic leg and climb a skyscraper in Chicago — all 103 floors, if you can believe it. Meet Zac Vawter, ...
Experience the future of human movement as we showcase groundbreaking bionic super shoes inspired by the ostrich Achilles tendon. Watch how spring mechanisms and advanced leg attachments propel a ...
Breakthrough Cionic Neural Sleeve Redefines the Future of Human Mobility SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIONIC announces a collaboration with acclaimed designer Yves Behar and his world-renowned ...
A team of scientists are getting closer to the holy grail of brain-powered prosthetics by developing the first advanced-movement prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer’s mind. Zac Vawter, 31 ...
At Britain's University of Portsmouth, stroke sufferers have new hope thanks to bionic leg attachments that are helping them walk again. During a 10-week study program, dozens of people who ...