Biomedical engineers at Newcastle University used vision-based assistive technology to create prosthetic limbs that enables wearer to assess object’s shape and size without thinking

Briefing

Biomedical engineers at Newcastle University used vision-based assistive technology to create prosthetic limbs that enables wearer to assess object's shape and size without thinking

May 19, 2017

Briefing
  • Computer Vision-Based Prosthetics – Newcastle University biomedical engineers developed computer vision-based assistive technology solutions that allows trans-radial amputees to use simple computer vision system to hold and move objects
  • How It Works – Built-in camera sees object, picks most appropriate grasp for it, and send signals to prosthetic hand in span of milliseconds to carry out actions at object to be held
  • Future Bionic Hand – Contributes to larger research project that aims to create bionic hands that can sense pressure and temperature, and allows two-way communication from hands to brain for faster response

Accelerator
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Mobile and Wearable Devices

Sector
Healthcare/Health Sciences, Information Technology

Organization
Newcastle University

Source

Original Publication Date
May 3, 2017

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