Dean Kamen - The Luke Arm!

[applecorped]

I just saw a brief segment on the news about Dean Kamen's latest invention called the Luke Arm, named after Luke Skywalker.

I gotta run out now but somebody please find out more!!

[Myriad]

Linky: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/feb08/5957

Respectfully,
Myriad

[applecorped]

Linky: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/feb08/5957

Respectfully,
Myriad

Thanks Myriad!

I had to run out with my daughter and I'm sorry I started a thread and ran but I find this guy fascinating. When I saw the news blurb I wanted to know more. I admire this guys obvious inquisitiveness and creativity.

Thanks again.

[TjW]

Apparently, it's not a hot product.

[applecorped]

Apparently, it's not a hot product.

Neither was the Segway but I am hoping that enough amputees give it try to, perhaps, give it a shot at becoming a practical and useful alternative.

[gerdbonk]

So, Dean Kamen is the Luke Arm's father?

[applecorped]

So, Dean Kamen is the Luke Arm's father?


But who made Darth's arm?

[applecorped]

:rolleyes:

[technoextreme]

Thanks Myriad!

I had to run out with my daughter and I'm sorry I started a thread and ran but I find this guy fascinating. When I saw the news blurb I wanted to know more. I admire this guys obvious inquisitiveness and creativity.

Thanks again.
Ummm... If I'm not mistaken the army actually begged him to develop the arm.
Neither was the Segway but I am hoping that enough amputees give it try to, perhaps, give it a shot at becoming a practical and useful alternative.
Yeah most people who bash the Segway forget that the technology came from a wheelchair that isn't really a hot product either. The sad fact is that Kamen was on the right track. Wheelchairs are horribly engineered to the point where people are actually safer running down busy city streets than on the sidewalks.

[TjW]

Neither was the Segway but I am hoping that enough amputees give it try to, perhaps, give it a shot at becoming a practical and useful alternative.

I'll be really sad if I have to explain it.

[applecorped]

I'll be really sad if I have to explain it.

Listen, Be or Know an amputee to understand the hopefulness of mobility.

[Mercutio]

This isn't what you saw (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dean_kamen_previews_a_new_prosthetic_arm.html), but it is about the same arm, and it made me cry.

[applecorped]

Ummm... If I'm not mistaken the army actually begged him to develop the arm.

Yeah most people who bash the Segway forget that the technology came from a wheelchair that isn't really a hot product either. The sad fact is that Kamen was on the right track. Wheelchairs are horribly engineered to the point where people are actually safer running down busy city streets than on the sidewalks.

Did they beg anyone else?

[applecorped]

This isn't what you saw (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dean_kamen_previews_a_new_prosthetic_arm.html), but it is about the same arm, and it made me cry.

Ditto.

[technoextreme]

Did they beg anyone else?
It's a joint research project with the arm being half of the project. I forgot when and what hospital is doing the other half.

[applecorped]

It's a joint research project with the arm being half of the project.

What's the other half?

[technoextreme]

What's the other half?
John Hopkins according to the article. I guess the idea is to build the best thing science could provide now and then work on the science for developing a neurally controlled arm.

[applecorped]

John Hopkins according to the article. I guess the idea is to build the best thing science could provide now and then work on the science for developing a neurally controlled arm.

Yea!

[TjW]

The pun was on lukewarm. I'm very sad now.

[technoextreme]

The pun was on lukewarm. I'm very sad now.
You should have said the reception was not very warm. It would have been more effective.:p

[Mercutio]

tepid.