MIT’s Prosthetic Leg is Driven by Human Nervous System

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of advanced prosthetic arms and legs that make life easier for amputees. MIT & Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have built a new prosthesis that is driven by the nervous system. It helps people with amputation walk naturally.

Unlike other prosthetic limbs, this one allows for a more natural walking gait as it is fully driven by the user’s nervous system. The surgical procedure required to attach this involves reconnecting the “muscles in the residual limb, which allows patients to receive proprioceptive feedback about where their prosthetic limb is in space.” The above video shows it in action.

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