A Smart Step Forward From: Popular Science - 12/2006 - page 40 By: Bjorn Carey Artificial intelligence powers the first bionic foot that thinks for itself This article describes a new prosthetic foot designed by Ossur that uses software, sensors and a piston to mimic the motion of a real foot. A motor drives a piston that moves the foot to clear stairs or tuck under car dashboard. When the limb swings forward, motors flex the ankle to lift the toe to clear the ground. Read and listen to the entire article at: http://web.ebsco.com and search for "AN 23094647" Links: Steve Burns http://www.humandesigns.com/patients/profile_steve_burns.html Ossur http://www.ossur.com/ Proprio Foot http://www.ossur.com/?Pageid=12704