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MK-1 Robotic Arm Capable of Near-Human Dexterity, Dancing

Posted by timothy on from the looks-like-a-pixar-film dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The MK-1 Robotic Arm from HDT Global comes from a DARPA sponsored project to create a highly advanced prosthetic limb. The disco dance moves shown at the beginning of this video show off the impressive dexterity of the modular servo units that comprise the MK-1 Robotic Arm." Internet rudeness alert: the (impressive) video starts autoplaying, with sound; you have been warned.

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  1. Thanks to advancing technology by lecheiron · · Score: 2

    robots can no long match my robot dance.

  2. What about sinistrality? by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2

    Does this arm also achieve sinistrality, or is it restricted to dexterity? :-)

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  3. NeuroElectrical Interface by sycodon · · Score: 2

    One wonders where the state of the art is as far as neuro-electrical interconnections.

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    1. Re:NeuroElectrical Interface by hitmark · · Score: 2

      The latest that is available in the field is moving the nerves around so that what was once moving the arms and fingers now manipulate small muscles on the chest.

      This is then mapped into the electronics.

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