Category: Amputee

3d printing Amputee Extreme Sports Firefighters Mashable Video

This veteran firefighter and amputee is building powerful prosthetics for extreme sports

sudshr47 May 31, 2018

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Braden Leonard is the founder of Hand Made Prosthetics – a startup designing robust prosthetic gear for people with limb loss who want to pursue extreme sports. Leonard is currently an Autodesk BUILD resident and is using emerging tech to find ways of upgrading what’s possible for upper limb prosthetic devices.  Read more…

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Amputee Luke Skywalker Machine Bodies Research University Of Utah

Experimental research is giving the sense of touch to robotic prosthetics

sudshr47 December 5, 2017

An experimental research program at the University of Utah is helping amputees feel touch with the use of a complex robot arm. It’s a breakthrough in the field of neuroprosthetics, allowing the human brain to use nerves to control an external object….

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Amputee Luke Skywalker Machine Bodies Research University Of Utah

Experimental research is giving the sense of touch to robotic prosthetics

sudshr47 December 5, 2017

An experimental research program at the University of Utah is helping amputees feel touch with the use of a complex robot arm. It’s a breakthrough in the field of neuroprosthetics, allowing the human brain to use nerves to control an external object….

View More Experimental research is giving the sense of touch to robotic prosthetics