In this bustling Cairo square, a statue of Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz stands above the traffic with one foot poised forward as if in motion, and one on clutching his signature walking cane.

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Yet the Rev Dr Gordon Gatward, who runs the Arthur Rank Centre, says one of the greatest problems has been persuading foot and mouth-stricken farmers to come forward and apply for help - partly out of pride, partly out of reluctance to be seen to pander to the popular prejudice that farmers are always looking for handouts.

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One new device, the iWalk prosthetic foot and ankle, uses a chip-controlled motor to propel amputees forward in the latest step toward robotic legs.

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