Confusion when locating potholes in the streets, difficulties with feeling obstacles, and problems in readjusting the pace of their step according to the ground, are some of the challenges that leg amputees face on a daily basis. Today’s prosthetics do not convey sensory information about the environment and, as a result, their wearers overuse their good leg which increases their likelihood of falling. People all over the world experience this situation. As a matter of fact, in the United States and Europe alone, there are about four million lower limb amputees.
