Enabling Motion

A device that began as an art project may lead to an improvement in all prosthetics. Artificial skin that adds the ability to sense humidity. What could you do with a third thumb?
Episode references:
Sibel: (The DARPA/Luke Arm)
https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/revolutionizing-prosthetics
https://www.darpa.mil/program/revolutionizing-prosthetics
https://www.research.va.gov/research_in_action/The-LUKE-DEKA-advanced-prosthetic-arm.cfm
https://www.mobiusbionics.com/luke-arm/
Marc: (New Piezo electric sensor)
https://www.medgadget.com/2022/06/artificial-skin-senses-pressure-temperature-humidity.html
Owen section: (The Third Thumb)
https://plasticity-lab.com/
https://www.daniclodedesign.com/thethirdthumb
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A robot arm for wheelchair users, a non-invasive spinal bypass and a knee-brace hot off the 3D printer.
Episode references:
Sibel: (Kinova® Jaco® assistive robotic arm)
https://assistive.kinovarobotics.com/product/jaco-robotic-arm
https://spectrum.ieee.org/startup-spotlight-kinova
https://spectrum.ieee.org/mobile-dexterous-robots-a-key-element-against-covid19
Marc: (Wearable inertial sensors and a neuromuscular stimulation sleeve)
https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42234-020-00053-5
https://spectrum.ieee.org/brain-implants-and-wearables-let-paralyzed-people-move-again
Owen section: (3D printed knee brace)
https://braceworks.ca/2018/04/06/health-tech/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-custom-knee-brace-evoke-case-study/
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An incredible leg sleeve that stimulates existing muscles to walk, when a person’s own nerves aren’t delivering the message. A new brain electrode system that is flexible, able to conform to the complex shapes of our brains. A project that started in 1968 and has since grown into the world's largest not for profit serving the disabled.
Episode references:
Sibel: (Cionic Neural Sleeve)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYMK1Ey3To
Marc: (A flexible brain-surface electrode system)
https://www.medgadget.com/2022/03/flexible-brain-computer-interface-array-for-better-contact.html
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202112045
Owen section: (The Jaipur Foot)
https://www.jaipurfoot.org/
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A unique exoskeleton device out of the University of Utah helping artificial knee users walk better. Innovative software and music being used to improve stroke rehabilitation. A 3D printed hand that started in Canada and is now helping amputees around the globe.
Episode references:
Sibel: (Hip & Thigh Exoskeleton to aid Prosthetic knee users)
https://www.medgadget.com/2021/10/exoskeleton-helps-above-knee-amputees-to-walk.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01515-2
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/power-walk/
Marc: (Real-time adaptive musical audiofeedback for stroke rehab)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGaGFbfFNmo
Owen section: (The Victoria Hand)
https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+victoria-hand-project-nikolaidechev+media release
https://www.victoriahandproject.com/
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Air-powered knee exoskeletons for offloading force to relieve pain and improve athletic performance. Fingertips for prosthetic hands progressing towards artificial touch that communicate force and pressure information to users. An artificial-muscle powered tail to aid a geriatric population with their balance.
Episode references:
Sibel: (Roam Robotics knee exoskeletons)
https://www.roamrobotics.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKvEBWaPd2I
https://www.ascend.health/
https://www.ascend.health/effects-of-ascend-on-knee-pain-osteoarthritis
https://www.engadget.com/the-ascend-is-a-robotic-knee-brace-that-wont-cost-you-an-arm-and-a-leg-180016486.html
https://youtu.be/Khz5fQDGFtI
Marc: (Haptic Fingers)
https://www.medgadget.com/2022/02/armband-provides-finger-specific-haptic-feedback-for-robotic-hand.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-04953-1#auth-Moaed_A_-Abd
Owen section: (Artificial Tail)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-robotic-tail-idUKKCN1V411X
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/japan-robotic-tail-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/20/japanese-researchers-want-give-your-grandma-robotic-monkey-tail/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334689139_Arque_artificial_biomimicry-inspired_tail_for_extending_innate_body_functions
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