A team of specialists has designed a bionic prosthetic leg that can reproduce a full range of ambulatory movements by communicating with the brain of the person wearing it.
The act of walking may not seem like a feat of agility, balance, strength and brainpower. But lose a leg, as Zac Vawter did after a motorcycle accident in 2009, and you will appreciate the myriad calculations that go into putting one foot in front of the other.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/tipZyy2c05Q/la-sci-robotic-leg-20130926,0,7310017.story
The act of walking may not seem like a feat of agility, balance, strength and brainpower. But lose a leg, as Zac Vawter did after a motorcycle accident in 2009, and you will appreciate the myriad calculations that go into putting one foot in front of the other.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/tipZyy2c05Q/la-sci-robotic-leg-20130926,0,7310017.story
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