Osseointegrated Bionic Knee Can Restore Natural Movement
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a bionic knee that can help people with transfemoral amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis. Their innovation is now...
AI-Enabled Wearable Monitors Joint Torque
Researchers from the University of Oxford and University College London have collaborated on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled piezoelectric wearable device for accurate joint torque sensing, leveraging the unique properties of boron nitride...
Microprocessor-Controlled Knee Joint for KAFOs
The NEURO HiTRONIC system knee joint is suitable for custom-made knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) with microprocessor-controlled swing phase and stance phase control. Patented microhydraulics make the joint small and light. The slim, anatomically shaped controller...