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Heat and Smart Prosthetics

By Josh Karpf — September 28, 2006 5:18 PM

General Electric, WIRED, XEROX, thermal imaging

My thermal photo

I met a guy this afternoon in the “Healthcare” section of the show who had a customized prosthetic leg that uses bluetooth technology to “learn” his leg movements. It learns his walking movements and adjusts accordingly; operating much more like a real leg then anything he’s had before. He has much more mobility then he has ever had and can even play basketball with his kids.

“I haven’t been able to walk down a flight of stairs in 20 years,” he said.

On another note, I swung by the thermal imaging technology display and got my thermal photo display. Turns out that white by my nose is a sign that I’m a bit overstressed—go figure!