Category: Activities of Daily Living and Sports

Published Date: 20/04/2019
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Activities of Daily Living and Sports BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL Brands Catch-22 of Cybathlon Cybathlon 2020 Discrimination EC lumberjack and hauling EC off limits Extreme Cyborging Objectification Prosthetics Research premise myths Satire Specifications and comparisons Stigmatization Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb Trash Culture

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL - Hammer use to hammer nails, with "bionic" prosthetic hand, poses tricky Catch-22 for Cybathlon 2020 [review]

Published Date: 04/04/2019
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Bimanual task benchmark Brands Disability and the public EC microworks Extreme Cyborging Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Workshop / Repairs / Tools

Soldering cable connection and heat shrinking tube over connection (Extreme Cyborging Microworks)

Published Date: 11/02/2019
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Asymmetry Bimanual task benchmark Cable control Design principles Grip testing Health Hosmer Dorrance Investors' Corner Mechanical works Myoelectric prostheses Postural interference myoelectric control problem Prosthetic hand Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Research tips Specifications and comparisons Touch Bionics iLimb

Angular constraints of prosthetic grippers and functional success correlation [technical evaluation]

Published Date: 02/02/2019
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Disability and the public Extreme Cyborging Health Myoelectric prostheses Prosthetics Specifications and comparisons

Myoelectric prosthetic arms do not "really" function - so whom to sell them to? [cynical economic considerations]

Published Date: 07/12/2018
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Art Brands Cable control Cybathlon 2016 Disability and the public EC puppetry Extreme Cyborging Impact of visible disability on non-disabled people Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Specifications and comparisons Theory, studies Touch Bionics TRS TRS prehensor

Disability and the public - prosthetic arms and more: do we appear "competent"? (review)

Published Date: 06/12/2018
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Bimanual task benchmark Design principles Extreme Cyborging Grip testing Mechanical works Research tips Specifications and comparisons

Real work - Real Men Don't Eat Quiche - Real Programmers Don't Use PASCAL [reference to popular culture]

Published Date: 26/10/2018
Posted in Bimanual task benchmark BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL EC lumberjack and hauling Extreme Cyborging Grip testing Hosmer Dorrance Prosthetic hook Prosthetics

How to apply wood screws in series - demonstration, difficulties [bench work]

Published Date: 26/10/2018
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Extreme Cyborging Household Office Tricks and techniques

How to sharpen a pencil fast [technical advice]

Published Date: 25/10/2018
Posted in Academic Project Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Amputees Are Evil BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL Cybathlon 2020 Disability and the public Discrimination Extreme Cyborging High School Project Human Enhancement Bioethics Media Media publishing discriminating content Media publishing hyped up distortions Objectification Stigmatization Swiss Attempts / Swiss Hype Trash Culture

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL: Pitch black cynicism in the Cybathlon 2020: "the role of a disabled person" [not funny]

Published Date: 16/09/2018
Posted in #voightkampff test - dilemma Academic Project Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Asymmetry Cable control Disability and the public EC wearathlons Extreme Cyborging Harness / shoulder strap Health Human Enhancement Bioethics Material science Myoelectric prostheses Neurology, sociology and psychology Overuse Reduction Prosthetics Research premise myths Skin Strategy, marketing Theory, studies

Embodiment of a prosthetic arm [reflections, thoughts, considerations]

Published Date: 29/08/2018
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Bike Biking World modifications

Remote controlled turn signal for bicycle [upgrade]

Published Date: 26/07/2018
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Academic research with relevant results Activities of Daily Living and Sports ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Artwork and Do It yourself Corner AUA vs WIFUCD Becker Hand [Lock Grip, Imperial] {mechanical hand} Bimanual task benchmark BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL BLUELIGHT opponent REDARM TOTAL FREESTYLE TF Design principles Disability and the public Extreme Cyborging Grip testing Hosmer Dorrance Myoelectric prostheses Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Research tips Specifications and comparisons Touch Bionics iLimb Toughware Equilux TRS prehensor

Understanding and informing design issues of a prosthetic arm for below elbow amputation by way of "taxonomy" [literature review, reality check]

Published Date: 16/05/2018
Posted in BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL Cybathlon 2016 Cybathlon 2020 EC intimacy Extreme Cyborging Specifications and comparisons Testing

Cybathlon 2020: introducing the BLUE LIGHT specials for the prosthetic arm challenges ahead [terminology, concept]