These days, Hugh Herr, an associate professor of media arts and sciences at MIT, gets about 100 emails daily from people across the world interested in his bionic limbs. Messages pour in from amputees ...

An artificial ankle created at the MIT Media Lab is made of chips and sensors that work together to adjust ankle stiffness, power, and position. One wearer was able to dance the rumba. The problem ...

A local prosthetic center unveiled a state-of-the-art technology on a local amputee and Iraq war veteran Friday.The new bionic ankle will dramatically increase the mobility among amputees."I think ...

BOSTON – One by one survivors who lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombings crossed the finish line in Saturday's tribute run. Heather Abbott on a running blade. Celeste Corcoran with two prosthetic ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iWalk, the bionics company advancing technology to restore natural movement for lower-limb amputees, today announced the publication of positive findings from ...

(CBS News) BOSTON - Losing a leg once meant a lifetime of crutches and limping. But that is changing, thanks to some pioneers in Massachusetts, who have developed a prosthetic ankle that's closer than ...

A joint research project hopes to develop the first bionic limb. Prosthetic limbs have come a long way in the past several centuries, from solid iron to wooden supports. A joint project between NC ...

A passive prosthetic leg, says 23-year-old amputee Craig Hutto, is always a step behind. But a new leg built by researchers at Vanderbilt University “is only a split-second behind.” Hutto, who is 6 ...

Dephy's Sidekick line offers two different foot shapes built around a carbon plate, transferring power from an ankle device ...

When Brian Frasure enters the room, it’s virtually impossible to tell that he’s an amputee. “Most amputees walk with a limp, and that’s because of the prosthesis,” said Frasure, who lost the lower ...

The human lower leg is a marvel of biological engineering—it lets you have a long, strong stride while minimizing exertion and joint strain. But conventional spring and hydraulically-driven prosthesis ...

These days, Hugh Herr, an associate professor of media arts and sciences at MIT, gets about 100 emails daily from people across the world interested in his bionic limbs. Messages pour in from amputees ...