Dean Kamen and the Robotic Arm

julesdarcy · 05-23-2007, 07:28 PM

That's amazing. Not sure how the guy is controlling the arm. I'd like to know more but can't find out much about it. With the right cosmetics applied, it would be difficult to tell it apart from the real thing.

I wonder how much power is needed for it to work. There seems to be a box on his shoulder. I wonder is that the processor or a battery pack.

I wonder how much input he had into this from a design point of view - to use movie parlance, is he more of an Executive Producer than a Director?

hellphish · 05-24-2007, 12:49 PM

The arm is being remotely controlled with an exoskelleton. The person wearing it is just going through a choreographed routine. Actuators aren't interesting, neural interfaces are.

05-20-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
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05-23-2007, 07:28 PM	#2
julesdarcy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Killarney, Ireland Posts: 46	That's amazing. Not sure how the guy is controlling the arm. I'd like to know more but can't find out much about it. With the right cosmetics applied, it would be difficult to tell it apart from the real thing. I wonder how much power is needed for it to work. There seems to be a box on his shoulder. I wonder is that the processor or a battery pack. I wonder how much input he had into this from a design point of view - to use movie parlance, is he more of an Executive Producer than a Director?

05-24-2007, 12:49 PM	#3
hellphish Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Silentville Posts: 1,122	The arm is being remotely controlled with an exoskelleton. The person wearing it is just going through a choreographed routine. Actuators aren't interesting, neural interfaces are.

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