The bionic foot mimics the flexibility and waterproof traits of a human foot.Catalano says that current prosthetics have flat or low-compliant feet, meaning they aren't able to adapt to changes in ...

New research shows how the combination of a novel surgery and a bionic prosthetic allows patients with an amputated leg to walk naturally.

“Bionic clothing” is all about making mobility devices less obvious. Patients and their therapists want forward progress without the bulk. And the latest design weaves function with fabric.

The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd., recently became the first VA medical facility to fit a patient with the Proprio Bionic Foot. The technologically ...

A patient dubbed “the real bionic woman” has become the first to receive a robotic limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems. Karin, a 50-year-old woman from Sweden, had the ...