Star Wars inspired arm allows amputee to play piano
By Reuters
28 January 2018 |
1:56 pm
Amputee Jason Barnes plays the piano with a prosthetic arm that detects muscle movement in his stump using ultrasound technology and an algorithm to predict which metal finger he intends to use.
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