Kamen/DARPA's Bionic Arm on Video

[Nawaid Ladak]

im surprised no one else noticed this, i saw this on engadget while on the way home (passenger+blackberry RSS feed), and i thought this would somewhat create a stur of conversation here, but i guess not

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Nice job! I am on an undergraduate research team right now that's trying to figure out a mechanism that will further improve upon the control of that prosthetic.

I'm curious as to whether this prosthetic is EEG or EMG controlled and I would like to see some of the sensor array and processing algorithms used in this prosthetic. We're not copying DEKA--we're just trying to see where they are struggling and hopefully find a niche within that. PS: Does DEKA give out grant money to undergraduate teams and how might we be able to apply for it?

[Given To Fly]

Dean dropped by the San Diego Regional event 3-8-08 and showed us all an updated video clip of the arm. There was a man with both his arms to the shoulders gone, the new arm was on his left and the mad was eating what looked like a bowl of cereal. Dean said that his mom said he hadn't feed himself in over 2 years. It darn near brought a tear to my eye. Dean and his group of engineers are amazing! If Dean comes to your regional event I hope he brings with him that video clip we say in San Diego.