A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and navigated obstacles.
Hugh Herr
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A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally
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Magnetic sensors track muscle length
Using a new technology, researchers hope to create better control systems for prosthetic limbs.
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New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift
Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.
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Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs
System uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.