ISRO develops microprocessor-controlled smart limbs

ISRO develops microprocessor-controlled smart limbs: ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has developed an intelligent artificial limb, under an MoU with National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan).

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Weight: 1.6 kg

It has enabled an amputee to walk about 100 metres in the corridor with minimum support. It is a microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) that offers extended capabilities for the amputee.