A video of a disabled dog running off into the distance using her prosthetic legs has melted hearts on Instagram. Racking up 375,000 views, the clip, shared to a page dedicated to 13-year-old Amira ...

A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully ...

If the inner socket of a prosthetic leg doesn't conform to the contours of the user's leg stump, considerable pain and even skin ulcers may result. A new prosthesis should help keep that from ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates. A better way would be ...

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 ...