Wearable Robotic Joint Lends a Hand

May-21-16 An innovative wrist-worn robotic joint from MIT offers wearers an extra hand.

Created by PhD student Sang-won Leigh and MIT professor Pattie Maes, the device is made up of eleven motors that have been connected by LEGO parts able to rotate 180 degrees. An armband sensor attached to the unit detects the brain signals as they are sent to a muscle in the forearm, triggering the motors accordingly.

According to the team, the robotic joint lets the wearer perform “tri-manual” tasks, such as holding a smartphone while the human hand performs a task.

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