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This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm (www.smithsonianmag.com)

submitted 1 month ago by ExtremeDullard to c/amputee

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[–] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cool story! A good example of how everyone could benefit if only every student had similar good circumstances.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's cool a highschooler did this, but it feels a little disingenuous to call it "mind controlled" when all the actions aside from "open/close the hand" are done through head motions and blink controls.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

I mean you technically control your head and blinks with your mind, so... 🤷🏻‍♂️