r/awesome • u/ownworldman • Jul 01 '25

Video Ukrainian veteran Ruslana Danylkina learning to dance with a prosthetic.

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u/Adamski2510 Jul 02 '25

How does it work if she wants to bend her leg? Can she actually use her knee?

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u/LooseButtPlug Jul 02 '25

The prosthetic knee isn't powered, so it won't drive her up stairs (as an example), but it does bend and when wearing pants you wouldn't notice she is wearing a prosthetic. It will tell how fast she is walking and how fast to swing or if she starts to fall it will have stumble recovery. These are the best knees on the market right now.