Stepping out in style
From: R&D - 10/15/2013

While most artificial feet and limbs do a pretty good job restoring mobility
to people who have lost a leg, they have a ways to go before they equal the
intricacy of a natural gait. As a result, over half of all amputees take a
fall every year, compared to about one-third of people over 65.

In cooperation with a Mayo Clinic scientist, researchers at Michigan
Technological University are taking a giant step toward solving the problem.
They are making a bionic foot that could make an amputee’s walk in the park
feel, well, like a walk in the park.

Read the entire article and view a video (3:13) at:
http://www.rdmag.com/videos/2013/10/stepping-out-style

Source:
Stepping Out in Style: Michigan Tech Researchers Developing an Artificial Leg with a Natural Gait
http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/october/story98193.html

Novel fall-prevention training for war-wounded amputees
http://www.mayoclinic.org/medicalprofs/fall-prevention-study-amputees.html

Kenton R. Kaufman, PhD
http://www.mayoclinic.org/bio/10436286.html

Related:
ORNL technology could mean improved prosthesis design
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/01/ornl-technology-could-mean-improved-prosthesis-design

High heels could help improve prosthetic limbs and robots
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/05/high-heels-could-help-improve-prosthetic-limbs-and-robots

Researchers Developing an Artificial Leg with a Natural Gait 
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/10/researchers-developing-artificial-leg-natural-gait