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2. Flex-Foot Cheetah - Wikipedia

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   2 "bladerunners" using this sort of prosthetic foot. CGI image. The Flex-Foot Cheetah is a prosthetic human foot replacement developed by biomedical engineer Van Phillips, who had lost a leg below the knee at age 21; the deficiencies of existing prostheses led him to invent this new prosthesis.

3. Mechanics of Oscar Pistorius's running blades - Wikipedia

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   At sprinting speeds of 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0 m/s, Pistorius produced longer foot to ground contact times, shorter leg swing times, and lower average vertical forces than able bodied sprinters. The team concluded that running on the blades appears to be physiologically similar but mechanically different from running with biological legs.

4. Van Phillips (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   He is known for the Flex-Foot brand of artificial foot and limbs that he created, [2] and for his charity work for amputees. [3] An amputee himself, having lost a leg below the knee at age 21, Phillips was motivated by the limitations of then-existing artificial limbs to attend the Northwestern University Medical School Prosthetic-Orthotic Center.

5. Hugh Herr - Wikipedia

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   The robotic ankle-foot prosthesis, which mimics the action of a biological leg and, for the first time, provides transtibial amputees with a natural gait, was named to the same Time top-ten list in 2007. [12] Herr presenting prosthetic legs at TED 2014, where he first demonstrated a running gait under neural command.

6. Model, 28, with Limb Difference Carries Her Prosthetic Legs ...

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   Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm. Now a model in London, Mariah has ...

7. Her baby girl’s deformed limbs inspired her to provide free ...

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   The IREDE Foundation has provided more than 500 artificial limbs at no cost LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that […] The post Her baby girl’s deformed limbs inspired her to provide free ...

8. Assistive technology in sport - Wikipedia

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   Prosthetic devices come in a variety of designs suited to different athletic purposes. Prosthetic legs may be designed for rock climbing, running, or jumping. The technology is designed to attain goals, such as greater gait efficiency when running. The technology is constantly improving to meet the demands of athletes who set ever-higher sports ...

9. Jaipur foot - Wikipedia

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   A Jaipur foot in production. The Jaipur foot, also known as the Jaipur leg, is a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations.Although inferior in many ways to the composite carbon fibre variants, its variable applicability and cost efficiency make it an acceptable choice for prosthesis.