(CNN) — Amy Pietrafitta has learned to walk seven times. First was as a child and then after an industrial burn led to the amputation of her left leg in 2018. Since then, she’s had “first steps” in ...

Advances in bionic prosthetics are taking a major step forward. Thanks to recent research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), amputees could soon regain the sensation of walking ...

Scientists are testing the the first bionic leg fully controlled by the human nervous system to demonstrate natural walking speeds and gait patterns. (CNN) — Amy Pietrafitta has learned to walk seven ...

The procedure allowed people to walk faster, climb stairs better and avoid obstacles more easily. Hugh Herr and Hyungeun Song In a clinical trial, researchers enabled people with prosthetic legs to ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test ...

Hugh Herr's legs were amputated below his knees in 1982 after a climbing accident. From his knees down to the floor, he's completely artificial. "I'm titanium, carbon, silicon, a bunch of nuts and ...