• Question: what made you want to work on prosthetic limbs?

    Asked by 929heak43 to Steve, Valerie, Sean, Kath, Carmel, Alex on 4 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by Lily.v, 256heak36, cookiecat, Clevermonkey24, Chicken Cow.
    • Photo: Stephen Lang

      Stephen Lang answered on 4 Nov 2017:

      It’s very challenging from an engineering view point, while being incredibly rewarding at a personal level.
      The first time I tried a particular prototype knee on an amputee, he walked slowly to the other end of the corridor, then walked flat out back again. When I asked him how it felt, he had tears in his eyes as he told me it was the first time in fifteen years he’d been able to walk at different speeds!
      Feedback doesn’t get better than that.

    • Photo: Carmel Howe

      Carmel Howe answered on 10 Nov 2017:

      the advances that are being made with prosthetic limbs is absolutely incredible. they’re starting to be able to introduce “nerves” to them so the person can start to feel again.

    • Photo: Kathryn Thomas

      Kathryn Thomas answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      Prosthesis are so cool because they allow people to get out of wheelchairs and perform tasks that would have been nearly impossible without them. It’s amazing to work on things like that which make sure a difference to peoples lives.

    • Photo: Valerie Bentivegna

      Valerie Bentivegna answered on 15 Nov 2017:

      I don’t work on them myself, but I think it’s an amazing feat of science and engineering that we can help people in this way!

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