Digital knitting and smart socks could change injury rehabilitation

The technique 'could be used to produce smart shoes that track the gait of someone who is learning to walk again after an injury'. Image: Unsplash/Malik Skydsgaard
Adam Zewe
Writer, MIT News Office

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