A microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against imported ones has been developed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). A microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which ...

Donald Crosby, injured by a gunshot wound during combat in the Vietnam War, has worn a prosthetic leg since 1971, so he can attest to how much better prostheses are now compared with then. “The very ...

WASHINGTON (Dec. 10, 2009) -- Several wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are testing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee. The X2 microprocessor knee, the result of a ...

A space tech spin-off from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to help above-knee amputees to walk with a comfortable gait. The microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) being ...

I have been an above-knee amputee for over 50 years. For the first 30 years, my prosthesis was balsa wood with a simple mechanical knee. I fell a lot, could only walk at one fixed speed, would sweat ...

Microprocessor Controlled Knees: ISRO has announced the development of new Microprocessor controlled knees or MPK which will be helping amputees walk comfortably. The current range of these MPS is ...

An intelligent artificial limb - developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - is expected to be commercialised soon. The artificial limb is likely to be about 10 times cheaper than ...