http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/29/60-minutes-report-on-deka-prosthetic-arm/ Jonesing For Robot News Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/29/60-minutes-report-on-deka-prosthetic-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-5240 Lisa O. Davis Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:17:42 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2679#comment-5240 Had DEKA Robotics made any progress in making a prosthetic for persons with HD (Hip Disarticulation? My left limb was amputated in November of 2003; my current prosthetic is very heavy and uncomfortable. Also I have to take the entire thing off to use the restroom. Had DEKA Robotics made any progress in making a prosthetic for persons with HD (Hip Disarticulation? My left limb was amputated in November of 2003; my current prosthetic is very heavy and uncomfortable. Also I have to take the entire thing off to use the restroom.

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/29/60-minutes-report-on-deka-prosthetic-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 Paul Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:46 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2679#comment-4782 Surely having an opposable thumb makes us a primate? We're not the only species to have that hand dexterity. Surely having an opposable thumb makes us a primate? We’re not the only species to have that hand dexterity.

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/29/60-minutes-report-on-deka-prosthetic-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 Evan Ackerman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:16:52 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2679#comment-4756 The control system is modular. Eventually, they hope to have the brain control as an option (and they've tested it successfully), but at the moment, it's more straightforward to just have the toe controls. The control system is modular. Eventually, they hope to have the brain control as an option (and they’ve tested it successfully), but at the moment, it’s more straightforward to just have the toe controls.

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/29/60-minutes-report-on-deka-prosthetic-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-4753 classy Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:33:39 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2679#comment-4753 i thought the luke arm was controlled by thoughts or nerves.. now i hear its by foot presses??? wtf? i thought the luke arm was controlled by thoughts or nerves.. now i hear its by foot presses??? wtf?

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