Pneumatic thought-controlled prosthetic arm created by students
Michal Prywata and Thiago Caires with their AMO Arm
(All photos courtesy Ryerson University)
Article Summary
Two undergraduate students from Toronto’s Ryerson University have created a prosthetic arm that is controlled by its wearer’s brain signals, and powered by compressed air. Not only is the Artificial Muscle-Operated (AMO) Arm said to offer a greater range of movement than traditional prostheses, but it also doesn’t require the amputee to undergo invasive surgery, is easy to learn to use, and it is relatively inexpensive to make.
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