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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ARLINGTON - "It felt like something popped in his foot.'' Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was limited for the Thursday practice session due to shoe-related discomfort in his ankle, but was ...