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Ossur’s Rheo Knee XC is the premium version of its sister product, the Rheo Knee. Added features include increased support for higher-level activities.

Keeping track of the world’s most advanced bionic limbs helps is important because they are the vanguard of the coming bionic limb revolution.

Looking for a quick list of bionic elbows? For your convenience, this page lists the main elbows currently on the market, with links to individual articles on each elbow.

The Ottobock Genium Knee uses microprocessor technology to help users walk with a more natural gait, improved safety, and reduced energy consumption.

The MyHand from Hy5 is a hybrid hand that uses myoelectric sensors to trigger open and close actions but hydraulics to execute these actions.

Check out our early impressions from the results of our User Satisfaction Surveys on bionic limbs. Results for individual devices to follow.

The Vincent Evolution is clearly an advanced bionic hand and is distributed in the U.S., but it doesn’t provide much English-language documentation.

Ottobock’s Kenevo knee is the first bionic knee designed for users with lower mobility grades, meaning persons who walk at no more than half-speed.

The Genium X3 Knee is the most advanced bionic knee on the market. It is also waterproof, dustproof, and highly resistant to corrosion.

Looking for a quick list of above-the-elbow bionic solutions? For your convenience, this page lists all the components that make up these solutions, with links to individual articles on each component.

The Nexus Hand from COVVI is not a typical first-generation bionic hand. Led by proven industry veterans, COVVI’S team seems to have made key improvements to current mainstream designs.

Steeper’s Espire Elbow comes in five different models. Two of these — the Espire Pro and Espire Hybrid — are compatible with bionic hands.

Fillauer’s Raize Foot is a lightweight, low-profile bionic foot/ankle that focuses on optimizing the Stance Phase of the user’s gait. With low water and dust resistance ratings, it is best suited for light duties in clean operating environments.

Gen2, from Coapt Engineering, is a complete, robust, and proven myoelectric pattern recognition system. Based on decades of research and years of product experience, Gen2 significantly enhances user control over upper-limb bionic devices.

Motion Control’s Utah Arm is a microprocessor-controlled electric elbow that is compatible with multiple input systems, wrist components, and bionic hands or other terminal devices.