Motion movie of a "robot prosthesis moving as desired" developed by Segway inventor

It became a topic for a whileSegway"The moving movie of the robot prosthesis moving as desired is currently being produced on the net. Basically it is for those who have their arms lost for some reason and you can see how they actually wear and move. It is also possible to do work that requires considerable fine work and power adjustment, and it is understood that it is considerable completion degree compared to other artificial hands that have appeared so far.

A movie of a prosthetic hand that moves quite elaborately is as follows.
Dean Kamen's Artificial Arm - IEEE Spectrum: Video Viewer

This is the prosthetic


I will install it like this. It is a mechanism to operate by sensing movement of nerves and muscles, but it is also possible to adjust the grip strength with a thing like a foot pedal.


The part that this senses


It combines a number of microchips, thereby controlling the motion of the joint part.


It actually becomes like this when you wear it


It works properly


It is possible to work without spreading or closing the hand without problems


You can also lift such things without crashing


Of course it's supposed to be able to do basic actions such as drinking something from the cup


In addition, it is possible to perform detailed operations like this


I can adjust the power, so I can shake hands


Even if it's a vibrating one like an electric drill, you can actually move it as well as possess it, it seems that it is possible to perform quite sophisticated control