You probably don’t want to lose a leg, but if you have to there are many options now that were unthinkable not long ago. That is, if you can afford them. A microprocessor knee — a prosthetic with some ...

With Hypershell’s X Ultra S and similar personal exoskeletons, AI takes on the great outdoors.

If you’re looking to put some extra pep in your step, smart motorized thigh braces are now an option. Here’s what WSJ’s ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

The Six Million Dollar Man is a step nearer reality after scientists successfully integrated a bionic knee into tissue to restore natural movement. American researchers developed a new bionic knee ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new bionic body part that talks to your phone, this is not science fiction, it's the next frontier in knee replacements that's arrived in Philadelphia. It's called a "smart ...

BEFORE HUGH Herr became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he was a promising rock climber. But after being trapped in a blizzard during a climb at age 17, he lost both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A newly developed bionic ...

Two medical students at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine recently designed a bionic knee brace that could provide more mobility for people with cerebral palsy than current knee braces. Cerebral ...

Researchers have used bioengineering to help repair torn knee ligaments, a common type of sports injury, according to a US study. In preliminary studies, published today online in the Proceedings of ...