Sentences with phrase «prosthetic arms and hands»

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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which governs the Paralympic Games, regulates prosthetic length for double - leg amputees based on a number of factors including wingspan (from the tips of one's fingers on one hand to those on the other hand while the arms are held perpendicular to the body) and height.

Through a clinical collaboration between Caltech, Keck Medicine of USC and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, the now 34 - year - old Sorto is the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device implanted in a region of the brain where intentions are made, giving him the ability to perform a fluid hand - shaking gesture, drink a beverage, and even play «rock, paper, scissors,» using a robotic arm.

He could move a computer cursor, play a video game, open e-mails, draw a crude circle, operate a television remote control, and even move a prosthetic hand and arm — using nothing other than his will.

Using an array of hair - thin electrodes implanted in his brain, a 25 - year - old quadriplegic man was able to operate a computer, open and close a prosthetic hand, and manipulate a robotic arm just by thinking about it, according to a new study.

Enter the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL), a bionic limb that closely approximates the form and agility of a human arm and hand.

Violence: A main character is missing a hand: the stump of his wrist is seen and so is the prosthetic arm / hand.

After Ross notices Klaw's fancy new prosthetic arm, he hands over a suitcase full of stones (18 pounds worth, to be precise), prompting Klaw to unzip his trousers, reach in and pull out... a chunk of Wakanda's precious metal wrapped in brown paper with the word «fragile» scrawled on it.