Data-driven method of fitting prosthetic legs could help clear NHS waiting lists
A successful NHS trial has indicated that a new data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs, based on trends and insights from previous socket designs, could…
Video: Researchers develop advanced prosthetic leg to be trialled at global assistive tech competition
Amputee Igor Burkovetskyy trying on the socket for the advanced prosthetic leg at UWE Bristol’s Frenchay campus Researchers from the University of the West of…
Video: Uni and assistive tech firm partner to bring open-source prosthetic leg to research labs
An open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan in the US will be brought to researchers by assistive technology…
CASE STUDY: Cutting-edge prosthesis and determination helps amputee race to victory
Lovingly named “Monster Mike”, Mike Schultz has been a snowmobile racer since his high school days, going professional in 2003. But everything changed after a…
Golfer Michael at the top of his game with prosthetic leg companion
Just five years after losing his leg through the knee, golfer Michael Browne is shooting for his best season yet on the professional circuit, with…
New prosthetic leg transforms woman’s life
Whether it’s climbing up the side of the O2 Arena in Greenwich or scaling the heights of a treetop assault course, nothing is too big…