Robot leg

To have the robotic leg emulate human leg behaviors, surgeons must redirect the nerves that previously controlled some of the person’s lower-leg muscles to cause the thigh muscles to contract.

Doctors and technicians measure the remaining limb structure and of the person’s prosthesis to ideally fit the robotic leg.

Robotic legs have become a popular target of research and development in the past few years.

Robotic legs can be applied to people who have had limb amputating surgery caused by a major trauma, or a disease like cancer.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been working to create a “bionic” or robotic leg that can function as if it had organic muscles.