Research

Publications

All Foundation research is published open-access. The knowledge produced here belongs to everyone working to help people with limb loss, mobility impairment, and spinal conditions.

Open Access

10 Publications

Research spanning prosthetics, mobility, spine, and AI — all freely available.

2026
Prosthetics Clinical Trial
94% Task Completion Rate for Activities of Daily Living with the BF-7 Bionic Arm System: Results of a Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial
Open Access
2026
Technology Device Announcement
FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the BF-NI Cortical Interface: Background, Evidence, and Clinical Development Pathway
Open Access
2025
Spine Clinical Trial
Voluntary Leg Movement in Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury via Targeted Epidural Stimulation: Five-Participant Open-Label Trial
Open Access
2025
Mobility Clinical Study
Ambulation in Chronic Paraplegia: Outcomes from the BF-EX3 Powered Exoskeleton 12-Participant Pilot Program
Open Access
2025
Technology Research Article
Federated Learning for Personalized Prosthetic Control: Privacy-Preserving Fleet Adaptation Across 340 Users
Open Access
2024
Prosthetics Research Article
Vibrotactile Grip-Force Feedback in Multi-Articulating Hand Prosthetics: Psychophysical Thresholds and Functional Performance
Open Access
2024
Spine Research Article
Closed-Loop Epidural Stimulation: EMG-Responsive Modulation of Stimulation Parameters in Real-Time Spinal Cord Neuromodulation
Open Access
2024
Mobility Research Article
Powered Ankle-Foot Orthosis for Chronic Foot Drop: Gait Symmetry, Metabolic Cost, and Patient-Reported Outcomes at 12 Months
Open Access
2023
Technology Research Article
High-Channel Peripheral Nerve Recording for Multi-DOF Prosthetic Control: Electrode Design, Signal Stability, and 18-Month Implant Outcomes
Open Access
2023
Prosthetics Research Article
Osseointegrated Mounting for Lower Limb Prosthetics: 24-Month Outcomes and Incidence of Periprosthetic Complications in 47 Participants
Open Access
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