Bionic prostheses DARPA: new developments

As you know, DARPA is developing not only robotic bulls, here implemented many other projects. For example, the bionic prosthesis, which can be called revolutionary, and indeed it is. Dentures that create specialists DARPA, weigh about the same as regular hand of an adult. A controlled prosthesis such electrical signals from nerve endings residual limbs - here get used electrodes, which transmit a signal to the prosthesis.

With the help of this prosthesis volunteers participating in the trials can perform operations that are not available with any other, even the most perfect, the prosthesis from another manufacturer. The video posted below, it is shown as a volunteer could not even pinch off from the grape bunches, sending berries into his mouth. Yes, it is necessary to focus on such an operation, but none of the other prosthesis can not perform like. The system is called the DEKA Arm System.



Here is the second video, this man with a prosthetic even a climbing wall can climb (and pay attention to the Chinese on the first shots:



According to the developers, this prosthesis is suitable for people who have lost limbs almost completely - the development of "elbow" or "carpal" prosthesis is not conducted. According to the project, the prosthesis is fully ready for use, will be ready by 2016. The price of this device has not been announced, but it is clear that low, it simply can not be - it's a very "thin" technologies are involved.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/245834/