Artificial smart limbs that can move 100 metres with little assistance have been developed by ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Friday that it had created a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) that is ten times less expensive than ones that are imported. New Delhi : The MPK will gain from above-knee amputees walking with a natural stride, claims the ISRO. The artificial limb with microprocessors gives the amputee more capabilities than the passive limbs without microprocessors do. According to the space agency, the MPK allowed an amputee to move roughly 100 metres along a hallway without much assistance, and work is being done to improve the performance. Under an MOU with the National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD (D)), and the Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corporation of India, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO, is developing these smart MPKs (ALIMCO). ...