Open Source Leg

A common platform. A global community. The Open-Source Leg empowers research teams to design, test, and compare prosthetic control strategies—without starting from scratch. Explore the modular, scalable system advancing powered lower-limb innovation across labs worldwide.

Join us TODAY 3-4pm EST via lnkd.in/ggQP_F9c

Join us for our bi-weekly Open-Source Leg project update meeting. We’ll share the current state of the project, ongoing priorities, and what’s ahead. Community members are welcome to observe or provide feedback. 🗓 Monday · March 2 🕒 3–4 PM EST

Add the meeting to your calendar: myumi.ch/w9nEG Or join us March 2nd directly via Google Meet: meet.google.com/mfb-tkoo-yga

Project Update: We’ve transitioned the OSL forum to Discourse. The same community, now with a clearer structure, searchable archives, and a scalable space for global collaboration. Join us in the new forum → myumi.ch/G2DA4

The goal: evaluate how passive adaptability and active joint-level control combine to improve terrain handling, reduce compensatory movement, and support more natural walking in outdoor environments.

At the University of Michigan, the team is testing how the Open-Source Leg performs when paired with SoftFoot—a compliant, passive prosthetic foot developed by the Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation lab at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT).

Register to join virtually (free): myumi.ch/E8yeJ

The Open Healthware Conference @oshwassociation started today  and there’s still time to join virtually. At 1:20 PM EST, our community and marketing manager will share how lessons from the Open‑Source Leg are helping shape sustainable, community‑driven open‑source.

All tickets are free for the Open Healthware Conference. Join us in person or stream the sessions live. Register : myumi.ch/E8yeJ Learn more: myumi.ch/bVr89

The OSL team will be at the @oshwassociation Open Healthware Conference in New York City on August 1-2. Kiara Vasquez , our community manager, will present how OSL serves as a case study for building sustainable, open‑source healthware that connects research labs and communities

You don’t need a lab to get started. The Open-Source Leg is fully documented, Python-native, and open to anyone curious enough to build. See what’s possible: myumi.ch/JPEkG

The Open-Source Leg was built for reproducibility, comparison, and collaboration across labs, students, and experiments. Explore what’s possible: myumi.ch/n1r49

We’re collecting community projects to feature and share. If you’ve built, tested, or explored something with the Open-Source Leg let us know. Submit your project: myumi.ch/3RM3w

Prosthetics research shouldn't be hard to access. This is what building a prosthetic leg looks like today. #lowerlimb #Prosthetics #Robotics #Biomechanics #OpenHardware #FutureOfMobility #DIYRobotics #OpenSourceLeg #umich #ResearchCommunity #Python #NSFfunded

We’re excited to welcome @SFSU to the #Humotech community! Led by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, David Quintero, their team is diving into research with the @opensourceleg (OSL) platform. 🦿 #WearableRobotics #Biomechanics #AcademicResearch #SFSU #OSL #RoboticLeg

We’re thrilled to welcome @UninaIT to the #Humotech community! The team recently purchased an @opensourceleg for their cutting-edge research in #WearableRobotics. We’re looking forward to visiting Naples at the end of June! Stay tuned for updates. 🌍 #MobilityInnovation #OSL

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We’re here to build a platform together. If you missed us in Chicago, you can still explore, contribute, and join the conversation at opensourceleg.org #RehabWeek2025 #opensouceleg #opensourcehardware

At the same time, Elliott Rouse delivered a keynote drawing parallels between the early internet and the future of wearable robotics, underscoring the need for shared infrastructure, transparent systems, and community-driven innovation.

The internet wasn’t built in a day. Neither is the future of prosthetics. At RehabWeek 2025, we witnessed what’s possible when open-source hardware meets open collaboration.