In the Media

Prof. Hugh Herr and his colleagues have developed a new prosthetic that could increase mobility for above-the-knee amputees. “We're witnessing the future of prosthetics unfold. The bionic knee developed by MIT doesn't just restore function, it redefines it,” writes Kurt Knutsson for Fox News. “By merging advanced robotics with the human nervous system, it offers amputees something priceless: the feeling that their body is whole again.”