New Algorithms Improve Prosthetics for Upper Limb Amputees: Texas A&M University
January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 16 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news:
Reaching for something on the top shelf in the grocery store or brushing one's teeth before bed are tasks many people can do without thinking. But doing these same tasks as an upper limb amputee, while using a prosthetic device, can require more mental effort.
Dr. Maryam Zahabi, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tex . . .
Reaching for something on the top shelf in the grocery store or brushing one's teeth before bed are tasks many people can do without thinking. But doing these same tasks as an upper limb amputee, while using a prosthetic device, can require more mental effort.
Dr. Maryam Zahabi, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tex . . .