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Typically these “futuristic” prosthetics are still relying on myoelectric sensing and a lot of wishful thinking. It’s nice to see some meaningful progress in mo
by dpark 9y ago
Typically these “futuristic” prosthetics are still relying on myoelectric sensing and a lot of wishful thinking. It’s nice to see some meaningful progress in more detailed sensing technologies. This actually seems promising.
- melling 9y agoThis was a hot thing a few years ago. These guys still seem to be around: https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/05/thalmic-labs-raises-14-5m-to-make-the-myo-armband-the-next-big-thing-in-gesture-control/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/05/thalmic-labs-raises-14-5m-... https://www.myo.com https://www.myo.com
- switchbak 9y agoIn the realm of spinal cord (and nerve repair) this work also struck me as extremely promising: https://www.twu.ca/news-events/news/twu-graduate-creates-nanomaterial-could-help-repair-spinal-cord-injuries https://www.twu.ca/news-events/news/twu-graduate-creates-nan...