Bionic Legs for Wounded Warriors

Fast Tracked? Absolutely! Affordable? I hope so!

Re: "returning 100% of the energy from each step"

I wish people would not say things like that. The statement is wrong. It would be better to teach our children (and everyone) that such statements are wrong.

Maybe say (if true): "returning 99.97% of the energy from each step" (again, if true, or whatever the correct percentage is).

Or, say: "combined with energy from a battery, returns 100% of the energy from each step to the wearer".

I guess it must be my day to pick nits.

The iWalk site you linked says that the product is in early commercial release, so it is already available to civilians afaict.

But there must be a large number of veterans who would benefit from this prosthetic, so perhaps a more relevant question, how long will it take for it to be made available to every veteran who needs one.

As far as "fast tracking" goes, it only makes sense to test the product and make sure that any bugs/problems are sorted out, before you go into mass production and commercial sales... The testing is done with volunteers who reciprocally have the most extensive opportunity for feedback and adjustment of the device at the expense of the manufacturer and for the benefit of both. This obviously takes some time, as the story indicates only a dozen veterans have been fitted over four months. I guess the results have been so promising that they are satisfied to bring it to the larger clientele without further delay... Kudos!