Explore: Artificial Legs

prosthetic legs currently on the market, including fully powered legs, in which actuators directly drive the joints, and semi-active legs, which use small

century, prosthetics vendors would offer peg legs as cheaper alternatives to more intricate, lifelike artificial legs. Even as vendors touted advantages of more

table top or chair seat. Uniped: one leg, such as clams Biped: two legs, such as humans and birds Triped: three legs, which typically does not occur naturally

University. His right leg was amputated in 1977 after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, though he continued to run using an artificial leg. He also played

The Capua leg was an artificial leg, found in a grave in Capua, Italy in about 1884. Dating from 300 BC, the leg is one of the earliest known prosthetic

his artificial legs had been buckled from having been forced beneath the rudder pedals during the crash. He realised that if he had not lost his legs previously

(June 29, 1965 – February 18, 2022) was a Canadian runner with an artificial leg who was a nationally renowned fundraiser for cancer research and treatment

fighter he can no longer be and rejects any encouragement to use his artificial legs. At Scuffy's, Bill notes that Perry, after progressing in the hospital

attempts to sue the prison, initially successfully, for losing his artificial leg, and then because his bed was too hard. Michael Sams was born and raised

Artificial life (ALife or A-Life) is a field of study wherein researchers examine systems related to natural life, its processes, and its evolution, through