New 'bionic' leg gives amputees a natural gait

Ashley C. -- Vanderbilt University has created a brand new prosthetic leg. The new creation has made it possible for amputees to move, without the leg-dragging effect that the original prosthetic’s use
to have. The leg uses a sensor, electric monitor, as well as battery technology, which gives it much better biotic capabilities. This is the first prosthetic that has movable knee and ankle joints.  It has sensors that track its user’s motions. To operate, and predict the movements the user is trying to make, it has microprocessors. This prosthetic limb took seven years to make. It also has a stumble protector. If the artificial leg senses the user stumbling, it will lift the leg up to clear obstructions and plant it back on the ground. This will help to try and keep the user from falling.  This prosthetic was created to help better the lives, and increase mobility of amputees.

I think that this new development in technology will better the lives, of our soldiers, as well as regular people that lose their limbs, by giving them better mobility, and making their lives easier. I always think of how I would feel, if I needed a prosthetic, or if someone in my family need a prosthetic and this would definitely make life easier for them by making life more livable because this prosthetic is lighter, and has more technology involved in making it work better, and simpler for people that need it.

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