The technology, known as an Implanted MyoElectric Sensor (IMES) will allow users to move the company's motorized Proprio Foot just like they do the real thing.

Most myoelectric prosthetics available in Japan are made overseas and are hard to obtain. Moreover, they cost over US$15,000 and weigh around 1kg, making it unsuitable for the average Japanese person.

The Alfred Mann Foundation announced that U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant James Sides is the first recipient of its IMES System in an FDA study. The IMES — implantable myoelectric sensor — System is an ...