We likely won't be able to tell the difference. While early models created some abhorrent mutations of feet, the current output may as well be photographs you took yourself. We're not here to judge. You like feet. You already texted This Foot Does Not Exist for foot pics. It's your fetish, it's your meme. Roll with it. MSCHF Head of Commerce Daniel Greenberg reinforces the subjective nature of the output created here. "Two people should view it," he tells me while wiggling his toes in the air, "and see totally different things. This exemplifies that it’s also just about how obsessed the Internet is with feet."

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Geil MD (2001) Energy loss and stiffness properties of dynamic elastic response prosthetic feet. J Prosth Orth 13(3):70–73 Articulated prosthetic feet may be single-axis or multi-axis in their design. “Axis” refers to motion in one or more of three different planes, similar to the movement of the natural foot. Prosthetic feet that have movement in two or three axes provide increased mobility at the ankle, which helps stabilize the user while navigating on uneven surfaces.Rajput S, Burde H, Singh US, Kajaria H, Bhagchandani RK (2021) Optimization of prosthetic leg using generative design and compliant mechanism. Mater Today: Proceed 46:8708–8715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.04.026 The Sach foot is generally no longer considered in standard care but can form part of the preparatory prosthesis before moving to a more sophisticated foot design.

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Mechanism: These ankle/foot components are controlled by a small computer and sensors. The "computer" processes information from the prosthesis, prosthetic user's limb and the environment and then adjusts the speed and range of motion of the ankle depending on the action required. "Current MPC ankles use a variety of sensors, including ankle angle sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes and torque sensors. The microprocessors in these systems then take the input signals and make decisions as to how to position the ankle, how to set the damping resistance in the ankle, and how to drive an ankle motor during stance phase" [2]

Rehabilitation Is an Ongoing, Collaborative Process

Going forward, the team has partnered with Vibram, an Italian company that manufactures rubber outsoles — flexible hiking boots and running shoes that look like feet. The company is designing a life-like covering for the team’s prosthesis, that will also give the foot some traction over muddy or slippery surfaces. The researchers plan to test the prosthetics and coverings on volunteers in India this spring. The largest potential benefit of an MPC ankle/foot system over other prosthetic feet is the enhanced ability to react to varying environmental situations by providing different mechanical properties or alignments to improve the user’s balance and mobility. For example, non-MPC prosthetic feet work nicely on smooth, level terrain; however, they have a more limited ability to alter their mechanical properties or alignment when walking on slopes or other uneven surfaces. Powered feet provide propulsion during ambulation to enhance walking capabilities in real-time. Some specific models include software as well as options for connectivity to mobile devices through smart phone or computer apps. This allows the prosthetist and user to match the performance of the ankle/foot to various activities, allow for adjustments to the input gains and timing, and turn on or off certain features. All of these functions provide a more individualized experience by the user. South, B. J., Fey, N. P., Bosker, G., & Neptune, R. R. (2010). Manufacture of energy storage and return prosthetic feet using selective laser sintering. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000166

What You Should Know Before Getting a Prosthetic Leg

The type of amputation (above or below the knee) can also affect your decision. It’s generally easier to use a below-the-knee prosthetic leg than an above-the-knee prosthesis. If the knee joint is intact, the prosthetic leg takes much less effort to move and allows for more mobility. The internet is obsessed with feet because we are. It's one of the most common fetishes held by humans. People like feet. And if we don't like them in a sexual nature, we love to put polish on them, shoes and so on. We just freaking love feet. So will we love computer generated feet? Atnip RG (2005) Toe and partial foot amputations. Oper Tech Gen Surg 7(2):67–73. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechgensurg.2005.07.002SACH Foot: The SACH is the simplest type of non-articulated foot. The name refers to a somewhat soft rubber heel wedge that mimics ankle action by compressing under load during the early part of the stance phase of walking. The keel is rigid, which provides midstance stability but little lateral movement. The SACH foot is available in various heel heights to match individual shoes with different heel heights. What’s cool is, this behaves nothing like an able-bodied foot — there’s no ankle or metatarsal joint — it’s just one big structure, and all we care about is how the lower leg is moving through space,” Winter says. “Most of the testing was done indoors, but one guy ran outside, he liked it so much. It puts a spring in your step.”