Artificial foot

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18539

A new prosthetic harnesses energy as it hits the ground.

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Science & Technology

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• foot
• artificial
• prosthetic
• energy
• efficient
• walk
• new
• scientist
• newscientist

[rodinho10]

next step ----> fats in flying chairs (like Wall-E)

[Baxxter101]

whoa! good for the footless... But even better for those with feet! Talk about Moon-Shoes!

[TheMitmedialab]

You have the type of engineering needed correct have you seen the you tube video

iwalk ona robotic foot



[wendighoul]

@immeohmyoh Most mammals, after an amputation, grow a "sheath" over the end of the nerve, preventing the affected part from gowing back. Scientist have been studying animals such as the starfish and salamander, who are able to regrow limbs, and trying to discover some sort of therapy that would allow us to do the same.

[immeohmyoh]

well this is interesting. but why dont they just grow a new foot? like the starfish do.

[greenheadjoe]

An artificial cerebellum would be nice for me.

[sphinxrising58]

Apparently, no one who watches YouTube has ever seen the radical new designs in prosthetics for leg & foot amputees, which is made of state of the art materials, one part, hence, no gears, clutches, what have you, & still can outperform the functions of the normal leg or foot, & oh, it's just one part.

No real need for this overly complicate device, they already invented the wheel, laughs

[roidroid]

@thisisnotanick if practically everyone is using this technology, and it gives them an advantage.

Then those who do NOT use the technology will be at a disadvantage and will be selected against.

Those too stupid to be able to use it, will die out.

[roidroid]

@ClearMetalVoltar stop sniffing me damnit

[roidroid]

@lemonlees it can enable you to walk to the nearest power outlet so you can plug your phone in.

[roidroid]

@sphinxrising58 bicycles are more simple than cars.

yet everyone drives cars

[roidroid]

@appstatefanRS it loves you too