MacRobert Award 2016 Winner: Blatchford

Basingstoke-based Blatchford has developed the first ever prosthetic limb with integrated robotic control of the knee and foot; a system in which the parts work together like a human leg.
Where previously lower leg prosthetic wearers have had to plan their days meticulously according to the limitations of terrain they can tackle - a walk in the country may be more trouble than it’s worth - the smart robotics in the Linx Limb system constantly monitors and adapts to movements and automatically adjusts to the environment.
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