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SALT LAKE CITY, UT (KSTU) — The Bionic Engineering Lab at the University of Utah is working with a prototype bionic leg that they hope improve the lives of amputees around the world. Kerry Finn is one ...

For prosthetic legs to really allow amputees to regain their freedom of movement, they’ll need to be lightweight, mimic the natural mechanics of a human leg, and be self-powered and therefore ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a new prosthetic leg that can be controlled via brain signals, an achievement that could greatly enhance the experience of walking with a bionic limb for amputees. As ...

A hiker with a battery-powered, bionic leg has set out to become the first amputee to walk the entire Appalachian Trail, a 2,168-mile trek from Georgia to Maine. “I am on my way,” Scott Rogers said by ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test ...

Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bionic Engineering Lab at the University of Utah is working with a prototype bionic leg and they hope it will improve the lives of amputees around the world. Kerry Finn is one of ...