sight Goat have an uncanny ability to cut through the steepest of terrains without so much as the slightest misstep . So it only makes sense that if one were designing a prosthetic wooden leg for human mountain climber they would look towards nature ’s masters most sure - foot up creations for inhalation . And that ’s exactly what designerKai Lindid with hisKlippa prosthetic .
It turns out that rock - mounting is a very popular mutation among amputees for maintain fit — especially for those in the armed forces who were wound in combat . But traditional prosthetics are of course primarily designed for traversing flat terrain . With a little inquiry Lin discovered that mess goats are unspoilt at what they do thanks to their diminished hooves that act as suction cup on the interior , and provide excess stability with its inflexible outer plate .
The result of that inquiry is a prosthetic with a compendious footprint that ’s able-bodied to better wedge itself into small sally providing livelihood and stability as a climber makes their path up a John Rock human face . At least in theory , because Lin has yet to really test his prototypes with climbers . However , the bio - mimicry approach is a great fashion to plan products since Mother Nature has been beta - testing her invention for aeon . And when ’s the last metre you saw a mountain goat with a broken leg ? [ Kai Linviadesignboom ]
picture via designboom and Kai Lin
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