Worcester Polytechnic Institute Developing New Generation of Advanced Prosthetic Limbs

Implantable Neuroprosthetics That Look And Function Like Natural Limbs, Enabling Injured Soldiers And Other Amputees To Lead More Independent Lives 01/18/10. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a terrible legacy: more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or more limbs. To address this growing national need, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are laying the groundwork for a new generation of advanced prosthetic limbs that will be fully integrated with the body and nervous system. These implantable neuroprosthetics will look and function like natural limbs, enabling injured soldiers and the more than 2 million other amputees in the United States lead higher quality, more independent lives. Worcester Polytechnic Institute via Medical News Today