KurzweilAI: "Researchers at Michigan Technological University and a Mayo Clinic scientist are working on a microprocessor-controlled ankle-foot prosthesis that comes close to achieving the innate range of motion of this highly complex joint.
It has pressure-sensitive sensors on the bottom of the foot that detect how an amputee is walking. The sensors instantaneously send signals to a microprocessor, which in turn adjusts the prosthesis to make walking more natural.
The microprocessor-controlled prostheses on the market can move an artificial foot in only one direction, toe up and toe down, which is fine if you are marking time on a treadmill, said Mo Rastgaar, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. “But in reality, we never walk in a straight line for any length of time,” he said. “When you walk and reach an obstacle, you have to turn, and there’s always something in our way.”
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