Esper Hand is a "human-like" prosthetic arm that can be controlled by the mind
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Published 2022-03-08
Esper Bionics' robotic arm is designed to be lighter and learn faster than many of the prosthetics currently available for amputees. The more the wearer uses the hand, the better and quicker it is to suggest the right grip.
Called Esper Hand, the arm uses an electromyography-based brain-computer interface (BCI) – a computer-based technology system that gathers brain signals and information from nerve stimulation of the muscle.
Over 30 sensors on the wearer's forearm and shoulder skin pick up on this muscle activity or "electrical cues" and relay the information to trigger an action in the hand.
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All Comments (21)
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"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I crave the strength and purity of steel"
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This is incredible. Great job to the engineers.
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These prosthetics are just a few steps away from the sci fi prosthetics , from movies to shows. Props to the engineers
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I really hope this helps some people feel better about receiving a prosthetic, we live an age that technology can basically just give us a new limb, it’s very inspiring to see
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This is remarkable. This type of technology only gets better with time to give the wearer an even more true to life experience like using a biological limb. Thanks to companies like Esper who are working on this. It gives hope to amputees world wide. I also hope it won’t be as expensive to access.
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Esper. Short for Esperanza. Spanish for Hope. Judging by the numerous comments about amputees and their reaction to this video, I’d say it’s pretty fitting.
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When humans decide to work for the benefit of humanity, we get things like this. Congratulations to all involved, truly amazing!
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Brought tears to my eyes when she started brushing her hair. Simply amazing
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We have no commments yet probably because this video rendered people speechless. However, I couldn't help but notice that it's the same video uploaded in 2020. I would love to know what has changed since then. Nonetheless, it's still very impressive, congratulations to all the engineers involved in the project.
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the wrist needs more range of motion. It needs to be able to bend 90° to the front 45° to the back, left, and right. then the movement when controlling it will feel much more natural.
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Aww I loved seeing her smile
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The fact that the dexterity has reached so far is incredible.
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We are far from sci-fi agilité of prothèses. But yet that's really impressive to see the fierce and the little moves we can have with these. And the good news is that there à lot of possibilities to progress. Very exciting !
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Imagine in 2030 or 2040 where the arm is more advanced, like wider wrist movements and silent joints for the fingers.
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Whoever designed this technology is a genius
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That has to be the most nerve wrecking hand job in the world 😳
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love watching these! not only cool to watch but also awesome to see how far prosthetics have come
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As a kid I was a fan of The Six Million Dollar Man tv show. Never thought I would actually something like this become reality. Looking forward to see the technology progress further.
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This is incredible. The advances made over the past twenty years with regard to prosthetic limbs is fascinating.
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So amazing. Now that they have progressed this far, just imagine how far this technology will advance in the next 20-30 years. After 16 months from a botched (in my opinion) carpal tunnel release surgery, that prosthetic hand has much more control and dexterity than mine.
