Bluetooth Prosthetics Help US Marine To Walk Again

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 25, 2008 @08:46AM from the better-stronger-faster dept.

Like2Byte writes "CNN is reporting that a US Marine who lost both his legs in Iraq is now able to walk again by using bluetooth technology to coordinate his leg movement. The two legs communicate to keep the man in motion. ' [...] Computer chips in each leg send signals to motors in the artificial joints so the knees and ankles move in a coordinated fashion. Bleill's set of prosthetics [legs] have Bluetooth receivers strapped to the ankle area. The Bluetooth device on each leg tells the other leg what it's doing, how it's moving, whether walking, standing or climbing steps, for example.'"

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I'm happy he can walk and all, but... by jafo · 2008-01-25 08:55 · Score: 4, Insightful

The last thing most of us need is one more damn thing that you need to keep charged.

Hello, AAA? Yeah, I'm in the supermarket parking lot and I need a jump-start...

Sean