I have been an above-knee amputee for over 50 years. For the first 30 years, my prosthesis was balsa wood with a simple mechanical knee. I fell a lot, could only walk at one fixed speed, would sweat ...

A microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against imported ones has been developed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). A microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which ...

These microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) offer extended capabilities for the amputee than those offered by the passive limbs that do not use the microprocessors, ISRO said in a statement. "Thus ...

An intelligent artificial limb - developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - is expected to be commercialised soon. The artificial limb is likely to be about 10 times cheaper than ...