A cost-effective prosthetic leg made from bamboo fibers and castor oil resin is close to becoming a market-ready product. The device—designed for below-the-knee amputees—should cost significantly less ...

TWIN is a wearable robot for individuals with reduced or absent motor abilities, enabling them to stand up, maintain an upright position, walk, and sit. Milan (Italy), 23 February 2024 – TWIN is the ...

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Marcus D’Ambrosio, COO of Adaract, and Joseph Hill, CEO of Adaract, about how the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize the world of ...

TWIN is the name of the new robotic exoskeleton for lower limbs, designed and developed by Rehab Technologies IIT – INAIL, the joint laboratory between the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian ...

An effort to create a control model that moves seamlessly between different activities like standing, walking and climbing stairs is renewed by the National Institutes of Health ANN ARBOR—A smoother ...

AUSTIN, Texas & DUDERSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ottobock, a leading global innovator for prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeletons, today announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of ...

Luke Sprotte, Army veteran with a spinal cord injury, uses ReWalk system, which is an exoskeleton system that allows him to walk, with help of ReWalk trainers, Liron Segal, left, Ryan Sumrell, center ...

--Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for medical and industrial use, today announced that it has named Bionic Prosthetics& Orthotics Group LLC, a leading ...

In a move that put Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. on a path to walk over other firms developing exoskeletons, the company acquired the Human Motion and Control (HMC) business unit from Parker Hannifin ...

The mind-controlled exoskeleton developed by Miguel Nicolelis and his colleagues will allow a paralyzed teenager to make the ceremonial first kick of the 2014 World Cup. Danilo Borges/World Cup Portal ...

Researchers have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting small magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the ...