Affordable Prosthetic Arm Also Detects Heat

Aug-13-15 An affordable prosthetic arm designed for use in developing nations can also warn the user if it becomes too hot, preventing damage to it and the owner.

In development by the Technological University of Mexico spin-off company Protesta, the prosthetic consists of a lightweight,PET plastic structure embedded with an array of 40 heat sensors. If the sensors detect temperatures much higher than 95°F (which is just below body temperature), they will convert the thermal energy into electricity that triggers a motor to vibrate in the prosthetic’s socket. This vibration gives the user time to remove the device from the heat source before it—or the person—is damaged.

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