Sentence examples for fiber legs from inspiring English sources

The 3-kg (6.6-pound) robot has spindly carbon fiber legs, shock-absorbing tendons, a tail, and not much else.

More sophisticated carbon fiber legs -- the kind worn by Pistorious -- were expensive, but Ellie's community rallied behind her, raising the $15,000 needed for the replacements.

There are many disadvantages to sprinting on carbon-fiber legs, Pistorius and his coach said.

Competing on carbon-fiber legs, called Cheetahs, he began to blur the distinction between what is considered able and disabled.

And because Pistorius lost his legs as an infant, his speed on carbon-fiber legs cannot be compared with his speed on natural legs.

Last year, a disabled sprinter was forbidden to run in Olympic-level track meets on his carbon-fiber legs because they were deemed too fast.

Unlike her countryman Oscar Pistorius, who sprints on a pair of carbon-fiber legs, du Toit has provoked no debate about whether she has a competitive advantage in her event.

So while people question whether Pistorius's carbon-fiber legs give him an unfair advantage, representing the first step into a future of bionic athletes, that debate is not happening in football.

Innovations in the civilian sector may have dual-use potential, serving also military purposes, such as an electronics-packed contact lens that can acts as a digital display for augmented reality (Parviz 2009), in addition to advanced prosthetics and pharmaceuticals already mentioned, such as carbon-fiber legs and Ritalin.

This is among the reasons the suggestion that Pistorius has an advantage on his carbon-fiber legs is inaccurate, said Robert Gailey, a professor of physical therapy at the University of Miami School of Medicine, who helped Pistorius gain the right to compete.

Herr helped discredit arguments that Pistorius got a metabolic advantage from his carbon-fiber legs.