BANGKOK, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Thailand now has 39,647 people with disabilities, over 95% of whom are using poor-quality prosthetic feet which are heavy and do not have ankles. This can adversely affect the way they walk, as well as their lives. The figures from theNational Statistical Office of Thailand have inspired a research team from the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, to develophigh-quality dynamic prosthetic feetwhich are flexible and bendable and can store energy with each step.The prosthetic feet are made from carbon fibers, making them light weight but strong and durable.Users can walk in them on rough terrains, while exercising and during a light jog.The innovation has received the ISO 10328 strength standards from Germany and has been certified with the ISO 13485 for quality.It has also been registered as a medical device with the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), been granted a petty patent, and registered in Thai SME-GP.The prosthetic feet are cur