DEKA “Luke” Arm Gets 3 More Years Of Funding

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 18 of June , 2009 at 2:12 am

Dean Kamen’s brain controlled cyborg arm, which we first saw over a year ago, has received an additional three years of research funding. This time, it’s not from DARPA, but from the VA’s Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service. This is a big step; even without knowing all the details, when funding shifts from the crazy world of DARPA to the Veteran’s Administration, actual availability seems and lot closer. And this appears to be the case: “veterans fitted with the arm will provide feedback to guide engineers in refining the prototype, before it is commercialized and also made available through the VA health care system.” So, it’s very possible that in just a few years, and 18 DoF thought controlled cyborg arm will be available to people who need one.

[ Press Release ] VIA [ Robots.net ]

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