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Several million people around the world live with limb loss. Prosthetics are useful to improve their quality of life, and some powered prosthetics enable them to walk naturally. However, most are too expensive for most amputees to afford. We propose a module structure for a foot prosthetic and standardized interfaces between modules to lower the price of powered ones. The prosthetic is battery-powered and controlled by data from sensors built into the heel of a shoe for a healthy foot. Some modules can be applied to people with walking disabilities. Such standardization can lower the price of such modules, and many amputees and people with walking disabilities, such as hemiplegia, can easily afford them, which can help improve their quality of life. |
