Published Date: 17/12/2018
Posted in Health Neurology, phantom sensations Pain

Coping with my own phantom pain {summary: vascular congestion and cold skin: compression really helps – musculoskeletal contribution to pain: hot baths, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, massages}

Published Date: 17/12/2018
Posted in Odyssey Teams Helping Hand Prosthetics Prototype development Specifications and comparisons

How does a Helping Hand / LN 4 hand work [test report]

Published Date: 16/12/2018
Posted in Amputees Are Evil Article in German - Artikel auf Deutsch Attitude Disability and the public Discrimination Media Media publishing discriminating content Media publishing hyped up distortions Objectification Stigmatization Swiss Attempts / Swiss Hype

Promembro – Schweizer Lobbyisten wollen Hightech-Prothesen “legalisieren”

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: 31/10/2018
Posted in Prosthetics Specifications and comparisons Testing

List of possible prosthetic arm failure points [prosthetic reliability]

Published Date: 28/10/2018
Posted in Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetic sensory feedback Research premise myths

Sensory robot hand feedback: not so necessary for amputees but definitely necessary for tele-operators [why sensory feedback is military research and not rehabilitation research]

Published Date: 27/10/2018
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Brands Open Bionics Prosthetics

Open Bionics Hero Arm [considerations from another angle]

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: 22/09/2018
Posted in Disability and the public Movies about amputees

The Bad Batch (2017) – review of movie with main character as amputee [bleak authenticity via CGI]

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]