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You too can become a twinkle-toed Terminator with Tensegrity prosthetic foot

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2008-06-20 16:05:38 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Tensegrity, a prototype prosthesis, offers the wearer a stable gait thanks to its reproduction of the human foot's natural mechanisms. From Medgadget : Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot...
 
Tags: foot, foot amputees, artificial foot bends, human foot, tensegrity, normal foot, prosthetic options, regenerative power, prototype prosthesis
 
 
 
 
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Tensegrity prosthetic foot promises to make walking easier

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2008-06-20 17:41:00 by Donald Melanson in Engadget
...Tensegrity prosthetic foot can nonetheless give amputees a more natural gait and make it easier for them to walk across difficult terrain. That's apparently possible thanks to a unique but simple mid-foot joint, which takes the place of the ankle joint more commonly found in prosthetic feet and creates a flexible arch in the middle of the...
 
Tags: foot, tensegrity prosthetic foot, simple mid-foot joint, joint, inventor jerome rifkin, rifkin, easier, ankle joint, terrain
 
 
 
 
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You too can become a twinkle-toed Terminator with Tensegrity prosthetic foot

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2008-06-20 16:05:38 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Tensegrity, a prototype prosthesis, offers the wearer a stable gait thanks to its reproduction of the human foot's natural mechanisms. From Medgadget : Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot...
 
Tags: foot, foot amputees, artificial foot bends, human foot, tensegrity, normal foot, prosthetic options, regenerative power, prototype prosthesis
 
 
 
 
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A More Natural Prosthetic Foot

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2008-06-20 16:06:24 by Rohit Joshi in Medgadget
...Tensegrity foot is designed to mimic the action of a jointed foot to allow for a more natural and stable gait. Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot amputees is limited due to the complexity...
 
Tags: foot, natural, joint, bionic foot, real midfoot joint, foot forward, one-pound foot reduces, normal foot, natural foot
 
 
 
 
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Passive Prostheseis Puts a Spring in Your Step

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2008-06-23 02:58:13 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...Tensegrity Foot, doubtless named for Buckminster Fuller's concept which uses pushing and pulling forces to maintain a balance, takes a very different approach to pedal prosthesis . Instead of using countless fragile and finicky computer controlled servo motors, Jerome Rifkin's device is mostly passive Prosthetics don't really do what feet do....
 
Tags: human foot, actual human foot, foot, tensegrity foot, passive, fairly passive device, device, natural artificial foot, rifkin
 
 
 
 
 
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