Knees With Brains.(Brief Article)

In a unique arrangement, Sandia National Laboratories and a Russian laboratory, Chelyabinsk 70, are jointly developing technologies for foot and knee prosthetics. The Russians will design a titanium housing and Sandia robotics researchers will design the knee's internal workings and electronics. The project draws upon Russia's knowledge of materials and Sandia's electronic expertise to create, respectively, the shape and brains of the knee.

"This work will have many benefits," says Sandia chemist and project leader Mort Lieberman, who will also manage the Russian ...

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