There are approximately two million people, in the US alone, suffering from limb loss and another 185,000 new limb loss cases each year. Upper limb prosthetics are typically categorized into body-powered and electric style systems. Body-powered systems lack feedback, cannot provide high force output and can be fatiguing. Electric systems are expensive,...

It is estimated that there are two million people in the United States that have lost a limb and another 185,000 each year that will lose a limb. Artificial limbs, or prosthetics, can restore some normal function but are expensive and sometimes not covered by insurance. Touch sensors are often used to alert a user when the prosthetic has come into contact...

It is estimated that there are two million people in the United States that have lost a limb and another 185,000 each year that will lose a limb. Artificial limbs, or prosthetics, can restore some normal function to those with lost limbs but prosthetics are expensive and a good majority of them are not covered by insurance. Upper limb prosthetics are...