Dr. Hugh Herr, head of the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab, gave us a demonstration of bionic legs at Ignition ... are to human physiology. Produced by Kamelia Angelova ...

During walking, this process is complicated by the gait cycle, since activating a leg muscle has very different effects when the leg is in swing vs. when it is on the ground. We use sensory ...

The scientists published their research in the Journal of Physiology. As people get older, their leg muscles become smaller and weaker, leading to problems with everyday movements such as walking ...