Dean Kamen’s nerve reading prosthetic smart arm
May 29th, 2008Dean Kamen and his group at DEKA are remarkable inventors. Their inventions include the Segway, a wheelchair that can go up stairs, and a water purification device. They may have made their most amazing invention yet, a nerve reading prosthetic arm that can pick up a water bottle without squishing it:
Link: http://d6.allthingsd.com/20080529/deka/
The NY Times also has a story well worth reading, about how monkeys can control a prosthetic arm through a device implanted onto their nerves: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/science/29brain.html?em&ex=1212206400&en=312f177c2cb3fde2&ei=5087%0A
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