Professor Hugh Herr has developed new neural interfaces that conduct the signal from the remains of muscles. This has made it possible to significantly speed up movement on uneven surfaces.
Scientists from the USA have created a bionic prosthetic leg that can be controlled solely by the nervous system. The journal Nature Medicine published the results of the research, according to which seven subjects increased their walking speed by 41% compared to conventional prostheses.
Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who led the project, has developed neural interfaces that allow the use of muscle remnants to control the prosthesis. This technology, in particular, allows for much better adaptation to uneven terrain and overcoming obstacles.
So far, the tests have been conducted on 14 people who had one of their legs amputated, but the results can already be called promising.
It was reported that in Moscow they are going to open a plant for the production of prostheses.
It became known that the rehabilitation center in Kolmna was able to speed up the production of prostheses for veterans of the NWO from six months to a few weeks.