Bionic leg allows amputees to walk naturally and at normal speed in world first

Amputees given new bionic legs can walk naturally and at a normal speed in a “miraculous” world-first scientific breakthrough. Robotic legs built by scientists and engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) use electrodes and a computer to decode the contractions of leg muscles in an amputated leg to turn “phantom” movements into real steps. The amputee’s brain controls all the movements and allows them to walk normally without having to consciously focus on how to move their leg. Data …