Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

Ben Hogan, a prosthetist, invented “Project Bike Leg” to help amputees in developing nations who lack access to prosthetics.

A number of different types of prosthetic legs are designed to help below-knee amputees run, whether recreationally or professionally. High-performance running prosthetics, often called blades, have ...