[AMP-L] AI Is Revolutionizing Prosthetic Arm Control

[Wayne Renardson]

via Discover Mag:

Advances in the fine motion capable with prosthetic arms has not been  
matched by in users' ability to control them. AI systems are changing. 
Prosthetic hands and arms have dramatically improved in recent years, 
thanks to advances that allow independently moving fingers, control 
over multiple joints, personalized 3D printing and so on.

Despite these breakthroughs, most users find prosthetic arms difficult to 
control. The most common control mechanism records the electrical 
activity in the arm muscles - a technique known as myoelectric 
sensing-and then uses this to actuate the prosthetic.

The problem is that users usually have to contract their muscles in 
specific combinations of patterns to generate hand or wrist motions. 
These patterns are often counterintuitive, time consuming and 
frustrating.

At the heart of this problem is that neuroscientists do not know how to 
accurately decode the signals the brain sends through nerves to control 
muscles. And that makes it hard to interpret nerve signals accurately. 

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/yc74rnw5

Wayne R.