US Army Col. Patricia Collins recently broke the world record for a female unilateral amputee in an Ironman 70.3 distance triathlon by completing the 2013 Intermedix Ironman 70.3 in Augusta, Ga., in a time of 5:32.41. The course comprises a…
Day: October 15, 2013
Microprocessor-controlled prosthesis imitates natural gait
Researchers at Michigan Technological University, in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, are working on a microprocessor-controlled ankle-foot prosthesis they say comes close to achieving the range of motion of an ankle. As part of their study, the researchers built a…