Supernumerary Robotic Fingers: An Alternative Upper-Limb Prosthesis

Conventional prosthetic devices substitute lost human limbs with mechanical proxies to enable amputees perform daily chores. We present an alternative app roach that may replace or supp lement traditional upper-limb prostheses by utilizing and enhancing the functionality of the remaining healthy lim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wu, Faye Y, Asada, Haruhiko
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: ASME International 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118794
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-1039
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-6223