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. Freelancer ...

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 ...

GRAND FORKS - Wyatt Halvorsen strode effortlessly down a hallway with a gait so even and natural that, if you didn't see it, you wouldn't know he was walking on a man-made foot and ankle -- a device ...

Jasmine is a neuroscientist at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre. Jasmine is a neuroscientist at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre.View full profile Jasmine is a neuroscientist at the Sainsbury Wellcome ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (WPVI) -- New technology is helping a farmer in Iowa - not with his fields, but with getting around. "The leg is actually controlled by my cell phone. I get a text message when my ...

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 ...

Mark Gorzen is unique among Jackson County residents. He's the only one with a bona fide bionic ankle. Gorzen, of Vandercook Lake, lost his right leg as the result of a 1999 car accident. With the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Eight years ago surgery brought ...

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 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 ...

Wyatt Halvorsen strode effortlessly down a hallway with a gait so even and natural that, if you didn't see it, you wouldn't know he was walking on a man-made foot and ankle -- a device so ...