Prosthetic leg can 'change gears' to make going up stairs easier

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Prosthetic leg can 'change gears' to make going up stairs easier
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A robotic leg with a big toe and motors that can 'change gear' like a bicycle can enable a wearer to walk up stairs and slopes

A neural network forms the basis of many modern artificial intelligence set-ups, and now the concept has been applied to a purely mechanical calculating machineA morphable limb design allows this robot to flip between a sea turtle-like limb for swimming in water to a tortoise’s style for travel on landA group of robot-makers

led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push back on any attempts to add weapons to their creations, but other companies will continue to arm their robots and market them to police and military buyersA drug-carrying capsule with a motor protects medicines from stomach acid and enzymes before releasing them in the small intestine

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