Bionic Leg makes Amputee Faster On His Feet

In 2005, Hutto lost his leg to a shark attack. Two years later, he became the first test pilot for a new prosthetic leg developed by Michael Goldfarb's team at Vanderbilt University, funded by the NSF. The prosthetic evolved from a basic prototype to an advanced, computer-controlled version. It features motors for knee and ankle joints, a computer board, and responds to user cues. Hutto finds it easier to walk with this prosthetic compared to his daily one. The technology has been sold to a major manufacturer, and Hutto, now studying nursing, hopes to walk on a bionic leg he helped develop.

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