Prosthetics Links
10/10/11
Dave Sullivan was a teenager, playing bass guitar in a band and on the verge of being signed by a record label.
10/14/11
Scientists and engineers are working to meld mind and machine, combining the most humanlike bionic arm with cutting edge computer chip technology in a brain-machine interface to help quadriplegics and
amputees
, according to recent news stories.
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10/18/11
He said it eliminated the discomfort of wearing a
prosthesis
, so preventing further damage to muscles, thanks to its lightness and easy-to-adapt technology.
10/21/11
AMO Arm is a
prosthetic limb
that is controlled using brain signals," explains the team.
10/25/11
Fortunately for him, Nashville is also the home of Vanderbilt University where its Center for Intelligent Mechatronics has for seven years been developing an advanced
prosthetic limb
10/25/11
In theory, 'bidirectional communication' could lead patients to not only control movement of the
prosthetic limb
, but also in some way restore the sense of touch.