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Dean Kamen’s prosthetic arm
60 minutes has covered [Dean Kamen]‘s modular robotic arm. This thing is light weight, adjustable for different body frame sizes, modular, and eventually thought controlled. The system is currently...
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Cat hacking
After a gruesome accident involving a harvester, [Oscar] lost his legs. [Noel Fitzpatrick] a mad scientist veterinary surgeon came to the rescue. [Oscar] now has leg implants prosthetic feet. It is...
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Learn a new fabrication technique from DIY prosthetics builders
This is a screenshot from a video tutorial on making your own prosthetic parts from 2-liter soda bottles. The opaque white part is a mold made of plaster. It’s a representation of the wearer’s limb,...
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Artificial Leg Comes with a Normal Gait!
Did you know over 50% of amputees take at least one fall per year due to limited prosthetic mobility? That compares to only about a third of all elderly people over the age of 65! [Professor Mo...
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Wounded Soldier Gets Robotic Hand Replacement
[Neal Muzzy], a local member of the Cedar Valley Makers makerspace, just made news on Open Bionics for his robotic prosthetic hand called Dextrus v1.2 which he made for his friend, and wounded war...
View ArticleFlex PCBs Make Force-Mapping Pressure Sensor for Amputee
What prosthetic limbs can do these days is nothing short of miraculous, and can change the life of an amputee in so many ways. But no matter what advanced sensors and actuators are added to the...
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3D Printing a Prosthetic-Compatible Golf Club
Relearning an old sport, or starting a new one, can be challenging for amputees. Besides the obvious physical aspects, custom prosthetics or adaptors might need to be made and fitted, which can be very...
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