DARPA to equip amputee vets with a prosthesis they can feel

DARPA to equip amputee vets with a prosthesis they can feel
Devin Coldewey
NBC News
June 3, 2013

DARPA's prosthetic limb research projects have yielded two advances that will surely be welcomed by the thousands of servicemen with amputated limbs. The new technologies allow limbs to be controlled more naturally, and even endow users with a rudimentary sense of touch.

The research being conducted is intended to create more reliable and long-term implants with which to control prostheses. Using a direct interface with nerves or the brain itself is something many researchers are interested in trying, but the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, part of the Department of Defense, is focusing more on everyday usability and longevity — two things that matter quite a bit to the devices' users.
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