http://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance
Another TED talk in March 2014. After seeing what cheaper prosthetic legs look like, this video shows a newer leg that allows its users to be able to run, climb, and dance. Not only is the device more technologically advanced in the movements but also in the fitting. One of the biggest problems that amputees have is how uncomfortable it feels on their residual limbs. There's no point in making better prosthetic limbs if the amputees don't wear these limbs. This new prosthetic leg has a new way of fitting for synthetic skin over the residual limb by measuring pressure points on the leg so that the artificial limb is more comfortable.
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