Very excited to see this posted here. I was an undergraduate research assistant at this lab working on related projects on this team. It's amazing what the AMI

Very excited to see this posted here. I was an undergraduate research assistant at this lab working on related projects on this team. It's amazing what the AMI (regenerative antagonist-agonist myoneural interface) can do and I assisted with a follow-up project to expand the use-cases of this surgical architecture (currently under review). Solving the proprioception problem is big news as even people like our PI, Hugh, who have had prosthetics for decades have to mentally calculate movements that are natural for un-injured people. It's incredibly tiring and I think we will be seeing a drastic improvement in the quality-of-life of people with prosthetic devices. A year ago, I even met someone who had a foot but due to chronic pain wanted it amputated and was exploring the AMI. That is, they would prefer a bionic solution with the sort of neuro-integration the AMI can offer over an actual foot! I think that hits the core of our group's vision, which is not just rehabilitation but recovery beyond standard human capacities. This is inspired by how Hugh was able to rock-climb better post-amputation than before, a concept he often calls 'Human 2.0'