Posts Tagged ‘Prosthetic Limb’
Paraplegic Man Drinks His Beer Using His New Robotic Arm (Video)
June 5, 2015
Gotta love when science and technology make life easier, especially for someone who might otherwise have a particularly hard time with it. Enter Erik.
Erik G. Sorto who has been paralyzed from the neck down for about 12 years is now able to command a robot arm using brain implants that read his intentions.
For med tech taking a huge step toward replacing lost limbs and limb functions with advanced robotics, let’s have a drink… with Erik! Watch the man sip a beer using his new robo-arm, which he controls with his mind!
Technology: Thanks To Moto-Knee, Extreme Athletes Who Lose a Limb Need Not ‘Lose a Step’ (Video)
July 29, 2013
Mike Schultz, founder of Minnesota-based prosthetics company Biodapt, is a professional racer who had a need for speed… on a snow-ski. Then he lost a limb up to the knee in an accident. Then he replaced that knee with his innovation, the Moto-Knee, and kept it moving… better… stronger… faster.
(Yes! A ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ 70s TV reference! Recognize the G[eek] in me!)
Check out the demo video above to see just what a prosthesis can do (e.g. can allow an extreme athlete to do). Good tech. No down side to report on this one. Enjoy!
Posted in Human Interest, Sports, Technology, Videos | 
Tags: Extreme Athlete, Mike Schultz, Moto-Knee, Prosthetic Limb | 
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