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Person with prosthetic leg walks up a staircase.

A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

MIT scientists learn how to control muscles with light

Microscopic image of cells in the mouse intestine.

Beyond the brain

Francesca Riccio-Ackerman works to improve access to prosthetics

Bionics researchers develop technologies to ease pain and transcend human limitations

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New collaboration aims to strengthen orthotic and prosthetic care in Sierra Leone

The ways we move

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The ways we move

Magnetic sensors track muscle length

Silhouette of Hugh Herr

Augmented: The journey of Hugh Herr

Portrait of Hugh Herr, Lisa Yang, and Ed Boyden (from left to right).

New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift