IWalk PowerFoot One prosthetic foot
Posted on Jul 24, 07 03:30 AM PDT
The culmination of work by MIT and Brown University researchers have resulted in the IWalk PowerFoot One prosthetic foot. This unique mechanical limb will be available on a commercial basis next summer, and it comes with an electric motor as well as a series of springs that work like tendons. The IWalk PowerFoot One is widely expected to benefit amputees, offering a more natural gait that helps build up one's self confidence. Since the IWalk PowerFoot One isn't just dead weight and puts a spring in every step, it will greatly help one's movement. It is interesting to see technology trying to bridge the gap between the human body and bionic parts to make an incomplete person whole.
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