PROJECTS

Case Study: a helping hand

The latest bionic hands have motors that allow them to swivel, move individual fingers, and manipulate objects. Mark Bourse describes how his hand detects electrical signals coming from the muscles that are used to control those actions.

Case Study: Fenton goes paralympic

Fitting James Fenton with the athletic J-leg was the first step in his process toward olympic achievement... but the road wasn't so easy from the beginning.

Case Study: When Function meets Fashion

Meet design mogul Erica Saunders whose below-knee prosthetic proves that when form meets function, compromises become a thing of the past.

Case Study: Good Boys need legs too

Reginald, the 11 year old mix-breed dog from Bondi Junction was minutes away from his demise until a surgeon saved his life. Investigate how we gave back his quality of life just months after.