Category: Prosthetics

Published Date: 02/10/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses #voightkampff test - dilemma Academic Project Academic research with relevant results Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Bimanual task benchmark Brands Cable control Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Grip testing Harness / shoulder strap Hosmer Mechanical works Myoelectric prostheses Prosthetic hook Prosthetic wrist connector Prosthetics Prototype development Research tips Specifications and comparisons Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb Work

#userdrivendesign Prosthetic arm design: i-Limb Revolution versus customized body powered arm in a work environment combining bodily exertion, wide temperature ranges, wide body motion ranges, heavy workload and subtle grips [Cybathlon Symposium, Oct 6 2016, Poster A12]

Published Date: 06/09/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Activities of Daily Living and Sports ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Bad Hand Day Brands Prosthetics Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb

Bad Hand Day IV (iLimb, as usual)

Published Date: 07/07/2016
Posted in 3D Printing Academic research (review) Academic research with relevant results Attitude Disability and the public How to communicate the right way Media Media publishing adequate content

Normalizing prosthetic arms and media: the role of 3D printing – official statement

Published Date: 23/06/2016
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Brands Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Tricks and techniques Tricks with prosthesis Workshop / Repairs / Tools

Stabilizing rod-like item with a prosthetic hook [two ways]

Published Date: 14/06/2016
Posted in Academic Project Academic research with relevant results Attitude Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Discrimination Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media publishing adequate content Media publishing discriminating content Media publishing hyped up distortions Research premise myths Specifications and comparisons Stigmatization

Disability as spectacle? [tracing everyday experiences to follow this proposed aspect]

Published Date: 14/06/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Becker Hand [Lock Grip, Imperial] {mechanical hand} Becker Hand [Lock Grip, Imperial] {mechanical hand} Brands Disability and the public Grip testing Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance Myoelectric prostheses Postural interference myoelectric control problem Prosthetic hand Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Research premise myths Specifications and comparisons Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb

Prosthetic options and Yenga – intricate grip differentiation details [up close grip mechanics]

Published Date: 05/06/2016
Posted in Academic research with relevant results Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Design principles Disability and the public Research tips Strategy, marketing Symbolism Testing

What if Hugh Herr built prosthetic arms [development cycles, how to get better with engineering]

Published Date: 04/06/2016
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Attitude Cooking Disability and the public Food Prosthetic hook Prosthetics

Prosthetic arm / hook as “human enhancement” #cyborg #realprosthetics to handle meat / grill / frying pan (what transhumanists, bioethicists and media hypes tend to miss)

Published Date: 02/06/2016
Posted in Brands Cable control Grip mechanics Grip tuning Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance News from the daily front Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Self help Theory, studies

Hosmer Model 6 Work Hook [tweak / improvement / backlock feature]

Published Date: 01/06/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Disability and the public Media publishing adequate content Prosthetics Science fiction

Prosthetic Envy (discussion panel roundup)

Published Date: 01/06/2016
Posted in Academic Project Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Academic research with relevant results Disability and the public Prosthetics Research premise myths Testing

Constraints in prosthetic arm research (literature review)

Published Date: 31/05/2016
Posted in Academic Project Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Article in German - Artikel auf Deutsch Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Media Media publishing hyped up distortions Research premise myths Specifications and comparisons Swiss Attempts / Swiss Hype

Was bringt der Cybathlon 2016? (kurze Uebersicht)

Published Date: 30/05/2016
Posted in Academic Project Academic research with relevant results Amputees Are Evil Art Attitude Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Media Objectification Research premise myths Specifications and comparisons Stigmatization Symbolism

Missing hand, hook, and perceived risk [sociology of fables leaking into modern day perceptions]