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With the twist of a dial, Annabel Knight removes her prosthetic foot and swaps it for a sleek, hi-tech blade — ‘sports mode’.
We start with Annabel Knight, a brave 14-year-old who has been learning to walk and jog again after losing part of her leg to ...
A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...
When you hop, run or jump ... out of the lab and on to the running track one day, as this will allow them to study more generally how lower leg muscles work their magic and propel athletes ...
The MIT robot hops on just one leg in the laboratory and is only 5 cm tall. The hopping locomotion of a robot with only one leg has many advantages: it does not require much energy, thus extending ...
Tasmanian Kath Tanner had just arrived in the UK, on her way to Ireland to present the findings of her PhD, when she became a leg amputee 15 years ... would be the number one support most people ...
His family has been there for him all through the process, as well as another amputee who has helped him see what he can still do and enjoy without one of his legs. JJ Haselbarth’s car after the ...
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Mark Wright made history Thursday as he became the first motorcycle officer who is an amputee at the San ...
Simon Yirlieb is offering amputees a lifeline, crafting affordable limbs from locally sourced materials. "I decided to use my own experience to help people," Yirlieb, who lost his right leg after ...
Officer Mark Wright made history as SDPD's first prosthetic-wearing motorcycle officer, proving determination overcomes ...