[AMP-L] New Developments in AI Prostheses Raise Stark Questions [Videos]

[Wayne Renardson]

via Mind Matters:

The Olympic performance of amputee runner Oscar Pistorius in 2012 
led to accusations that the prostheses performed better than natural 
limbs.

Our rapidly developing ability to interface neurons and electronics 
offers amputees much more functional prostheses (though it is still a 
long and winding road). Here are some encouraging recent 
developments:  

A newer technology pioneered at Helsinki University Hospital and 
Imperial College London enables improved compatibility between a 
prosthesis and the remaining portion of the amputee´s limb. One current 
problem is that the connections between the prosthesis and the muscle 
that gives the commands (the myoelectric interface) can grow weaker   
due to external factors like sweating.

The rest of the story, with photo & videos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/yc9d62co

Wayne R.