Prosthetic Hand With Five Individually Controlled Fingers Lets Amputee Play Piano

Most powered hand prostheses measure the electrical signals (electromyography) produced by muscles near the stump to detect when the user wants to activate the opening or closing of the fingers. While this has worked marginally well so far, this technology doesn’t have the resolution for intuitive individual finger control. Now researchers a (Read more...)

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Prosthetic Hand With Five Individually Controlled Fingers Lets Amputee Play Piano

Most powered hand prostheses measure the electrical signals (electromyography) produced by muscles near the stump to detect when the user wants to activate the opening or closing of the fingers. While this has worked marginally well so far, this technology doesn’t have the resolution for intuitive individual finger control. Now researchers a (Read more...)

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