CHICAGO - Researchers have come up with new technology that may one day help amputee war veterans: an artificial leg that reads brain signals, and it's already being tested out. The bionic leg that ...

Researchers have developed a new type of surgery that reconnects severed muscles in a patient's residual limb after a below-the-knee amputation, enabling amputees to walk more naturally than those who ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have showcased a new type of bionic leg that can be plugged directly into the patient's brain. The prosthetic is surgically connected to ...

A team of scientists are getting closer to the holy grail of brain-powered prosthetics by developing the first advanced-movement prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer’s mind. Zac Vawter, 31 ...

Advances in bionic prosthetics are taking a major step forward. Thanks to recent research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), amputees could soon regain the sensation of walking ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

He’s in shape, so it shouldn’t be a surprise he’s going to attempt to climb the 103 flights of stairs inside Chicago’s Willis Tower this Sunday. “I ran track and cross country in college.” But Zac ...

This is definitely from the future: a guy, using the power of his mind, literally, to control a bionic leg and climb a skyscraper in Chicago — all 103 floors, if you can believe it. Meet Zac Vawter, ...

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