Presented by Engineer Hadeer Hussam Hashim<br /><br />A team of researchers in the United States has created a computer program that allows users of prosthetic limbs, especially prosthetic feet, to walk safely and naturally on different types of terrain by giving signals to the prosthetic limb that there is nothing obstructing it.<br /><br />The program gives prosthetic limbs the ability to see, and even calculate the potential for danger during movement. The system works via a small camera installed on the prosthetic limb.<br /><br />The system can distinguish between six different types of terrain that require modification in the behavior of the lower prosthetic limb to walk on, including stony, grassy, ​​concrete, and brick-paved ground, in addition to climbing and descending stairs.<br /><br />Researcher Butuan Chugh, who holds a doctorate from the University of South Carolina and is the head of the study team, says that "if the degree of ambiguity in determining the type of terrain is high for the artificial intelligence system, the system can warn the user, or automatically switch to safe walking settings."