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This prosthetic finger bends with your own knuckle If you've lost part of a finger through the middle segment, most prosthetic fingers either just sit there or get set by hand. #isbrave

MIT put tiny magnets in 3 people's leg muscles Bionic legs need to know what your muscles are doing, and the usual way to listen is pretty unreliable. #isbrave

Why your prosthetic leg slips when you sweat If you wear a leg prosthesis, you've probably had the liner fill with sweat and the leg start to slip. #isbrave

The Hero PRO hand still works when you take it off On most bionic arms, the battery and wiring run from the socket to the hand. #isbrave

Ottobock's Taleo Adapt has an ankle that moves Most prosthetic feet are stiff at the ankle, so on a slope or in a chair, the foot doesn't move with you. #isbrave

Medicare now covers smart knees for K2 walkers Microprocessor knees like the C-Leg used to be something Medicare only paid for at a K3 level or higher. #isbrave

Texas Medicaid stops covering prosthetics at 21 If you're on Medicaid, a prosthetic leg is usually something it can help pay for, in every state except one. #isbrave

Humotech lets you try prosthetic feet first Picking a prosthetic foot usually happens without trying the options first. #isbrave

Ottobock's new knee is built for lighter bodies A hydraulic prosthetic knee actually reacts to how much you weigh. #isbrave

Össur's Navii knee can actually go in the sea If you wear a microprocessor knee, water is probably something you plan around. #isbrave

The michelangelo hand finally comes in size S Ottobock's michelangelo is known for how hard it grips, but for years it basically came in one size. #isbrave

Phantom Neuro's new arm sensor goes under the skin A myoelectric arm only moves because of sensors inside the socket, sitting on the skin of your residual limb. #isbrave

The Socket-less Socket tightens like a sneaker Most prosthetic sockets are a hard shell of carbon fiber or plastic. #isbrave

COVVI's bionic hand is getting a sense of touch If you use a bionic hand, it only does what your muscles tell it to do, and nothing comes back from the fingers. #isbrave

The Bio Leg is a knee that can actually push Most computerised prosthetic knees are clever, but they only do one thing: they control how hard the knee is to bend. #isbrave

Vessl's new socket actually tightens as you walk Your residual limb doesn't stay the same size all day, and for most people the fix is still adding and removing socks. #isbrave

A liner printed from a scan of your leg The liner is the part of your prosthetic leg that actually touches you. #isbrave

Sweat stopped his bionic arm. So surgeons went inside. Sweat, swelling and a shifting socket kept one man near Chicago from ever getting a bionic arm to work. #isbrave

The real Luke Skywalker arm just left the lab The LUKE Arm is named after Luke Skywalker's bionic hand, and for the first time someone has taken one home from the lab. #isbrave

It isn't your balance Engineers tripped people on purpose, in a lab, with a safety harness. #prosthetics