Zac Vawter lost his leg in a motorcycle accident years ago and he never thought he'd be able to walk normal again. But today he can, because Vawter is a test pilot for a U.S. Army funded study on bionic limb technology. He's been fitted with the leg that comes from the rehabilitation center of Chicago's Center for Bionic Medicine.
They've described this as a mind-controlled leg. There's not a lot of buttons. There's not a lot of craziness. It's something that connects to two nerves in his leg...
...and when he thinks that he wants to stand up (like anyone else would), he stands up...
...when he thinks about his knee bending, it bends...
...when he wants to walk straight...
...when he wants to walk up and down some steps...
...he just thinks about it and it happens.
As of right now, they say the limb is close to flawless...
...with just a 1.8% rate of error.
Additionally, they said the only negative to this, is that the foot is not ready for running.
Ultimately, the fact that this exists, and it could be ready for the 1,200 plus veteran soldiers who lost limbs in Afghanistan and Iran; not to mention, after that the general public. I think that this is just too damn good.
They've described this as a mind-controlled leg. There's not a lot of buttons. There's not a lot of craziness. It's something that connects to two nerves in his leg...
...and when he thinks that he wants to stand up (like anyone else would), he stands up...
...when he thinks about his knee bending, it bends...
...when he wants to walk straight...
...when he wants to walk up and down some steps...
...he just thinks about it and it happens.
As of right now, they say the limb is close to flawless...
...with just a 1.8% rate of error.
Additionally, they said the only negative to this, is that the foot is not ready for running.
Ultimately, the fact that this exists, and it could be ready for the 1,200 plus veteran soldiers who lost limbs in Afghanistan and Iran; not to mention, after that the general public. I think that this is just too damn good.
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