An Australian foot-prosthesis design was named a finalist in the Australian Design Award student category, the James Dyson Award. The Ultimate Limb was created by Brandon Clark, a student in the University of Western Sydney’s bachelor of arts in industrial-design engineering program.
According to Clark’s website, the energy-returning foot is designed to be worn either shoeless or inside a shoe, and has interchangeable soles for a variety of terrains and to match a variety of opposite-leg shoe heights. Rods of Liquidmetal, an amorphous metal alloy that is highly wear-resistant, help support the foot, which has a carbon fiber/Kevlar toe plate.
