Yesterday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence, R.I., a group of researchers and engineers from MIT and Brown University unveiled a novel robotic ankle that not only provides a ...

Demonstration of the robotic prosthetic ankle. Electromyographic sensors (on calf at left) capture electrical activity generated by muscles when they are flexed. This signal tells the prosthesis which ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than two million Americans are living with limb loss. Prosthetics are a solution – helping with mobility and some function – but in most cases, the artificial ...

University of Alabama associate professor of mechanical engineering Xiangrong Shen (right) discusses a prototype of a propellant-driven below-the-knee prosthesis with graduate student Molei Wu.

Solico, a leading composite engineering specialist for the Industrial, Marine and Defence sectors, is delighted to announce its recent collaboration with innovative prosthetics specialists Axiles ...

Proteor SAS is launching the Synsys bionic leg, a sensor-equipped microprocessor-controlled knee-ankle-foot prosthetic leg for above-the-knee amputees. This new generation prosthesis coordinates knee ...

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Marcus D’Ambrosio, COO of Adaract, and Joseph Hill, CEO of Adaract, about how the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize the world of ...

Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more 'naturally,' improving their stability, according to a new study. Robotic prosthetic ankles that are ...