Man Controls Bionic Leg With His Thoughts

After losing his leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident, a man now controls his bionic leg with his thoughts! While similar technology has allowed amputees to control bionic arms with their thoughts, 32-year-old Zac Vawter is the first amputee with a thought-controlled bionic leg, the researchers said. The robotic leg-which decodes the electrical signals traveling through Vawter's remaining leg muscle-not only interprets the patient's intended movements, ...